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COLBEY, Roy Johnstone
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1940, Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Crafers, South Australia, 3 March 1886 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Crafers Primary, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 9 December 1949, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 23 Jul 1940: | Involvement | |
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| 23 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Keswick, SA |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Emms
Roy Johnstone Colbey was the third child and oldest son of Charles Hammond and Annie Elizabeth (PRICE) COLBEY. He was born at Crafers and married in Western Australia to Norah Kate Byrne before they returned to South Australia with their son Guy Colbey.
Roy was living at Plympton Park when he joined the Australian Army Service Corps giving his age as 45 and his occupation as contract painter.