CROYAL, Francis Joseph
| Service Number: | 3050 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915, Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Guildford, New South Wales, Australia, 25 August 1888 |
| Home Town: | Hunters Hill, Hunters Hill, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Marist Bros & Hunter's Hill Public School |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Long Illness, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 16 August 1946, aged 57 years |
| Cemetery: |
Liverpool Cemetery and Crematorium, Sydney, NSW Select Section: F Grave 25 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3050, 20th Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3050, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3050, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Josephine and Armand CROYAL, John Street, Hunters Hill, New South Wales.
Severley wounded in France May 1917 and invalided to Croydon War Hospital, and on recovery was marked unfit for further general service and was given light duties in camp.
MR. FRANCIS JOSEPH CROYAL.
The sudden death of Mr. Frank Croyal (58), of 186 Longfleld Street, Cabramatta, on Sunday last, came as a great shock to his many friends and acquaintances of Cabramatta. The deceased had been very ill for the past twelve months and at the time of his demise was patient in Liverpool District Hospitals. Born in Woodville Road, Old Guildford, Mr. Croyal came to reside in Cabramatta at the completion of the 1914-18 war. He enlisted and embarked with the 7th Reinforcements, 20th Battalion, and was finally discharged from the 56th Battalion. Residents of Cabramatta will remember the old "Coffee Palace," which is the place where the late gentleman commenced a boot repairing businsss and had carried on in that capacity until shortly before his illness. Sporting enthusiasts will regret to learn of his passing, as he was a great favourite in tennis circles. Relatives left to mourn are Mr. and Mrs. Joe Croyal and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lucas and family, Mr, and Mrs. E. T. Maidens and family, and Miss R. G. Croyal. After a service in All Saints' Church Liverpool, the remains were laid to rest in, the Catholic portion of Liverpool Cemetery.
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