SHADDOCK, Royce Charlton
| Service Number: | 39793 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Mobile Works Squadrons |
| Born: | Renmark, South Australia, 15 October 1913 |
| Home Town: | Berri, Berri and Barmera, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Berri Public School |
| Occupation: | Diesel Engineer Berri Electric Light Co. |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia , 16 October 1942, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory R.B.10. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Berri Oval "Diver" Derrick VC Memorial Grandstand & Roll of Honour, Port Lincoln Enlistments Honor Roll WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Jul 1941: | Involvement Corporal, 39793 | |
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| 22 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 22 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Mobile Works Squadrons | |
| 22 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 39793 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Ilbert John Stedeford Shaddock and Laura Francisca Caroline Shaddock
Husband of Jean Shaddock of Port Lincoln, SA
Corporal Royce Charlton Shaddock 39793 of Number 1 Mobile Works Squadron based at Commalie Creek, NT died from shock following extensive burn injuries
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Ilbert John Stedeford Shaddock and Laura Francisca Caroline Shaddock; husband of Jean Shaddock, of Port Lincoln, South Australia.
Mrs. Jean Shaddock, who is staying with her sister-in-law, Mrs. W. E. Campbell at Glossop, has been notified that her husband, Corporal Royce Charlton Shaddock (R.A.A.F.) was accidentally killed in North Australia on October 16. Corporal Shaddock spent most of his early life at Berri being a student at the Berri School. Later he joined the staff of the Berri Electric Light Co. Corporal Shaddock was a very keen member of the Berri Swimming Club and a swimming instructor. He was married to Miss Jean Culverwell at Berri on November 13, 1937. Besides his widow he leaves one small daughter. Corporal Shaddock was the second son of Mr. R. J. Shaddock and the late Mrs. Shaddock of Chaffey, and enlisted at Port Lincoln.
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