William Edward LEAROYD

LEAROYD, William Edward

Service Number: 419
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Army Medical Corps Contingent (NSW)
Born: Launceston, Tas., 23 October 1854
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Manly, NSW, 20 March 1939, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Manly General Cemetery, NSW
COE-HH-013 / NCH WB INT 1040
Memorials: Orange Soudan (Sudan) Contingent Pictorial Honour Roll
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 419, Army Medical Corps Contingent (NSW)

Sudan (1885) Service

Date unknown: Involvement

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Biography contributed by Bradley Bliss

Mr. W.E. Learoyd, one of the oldest residents of Liverpool, died at Manly last week, aged 85.

Mr. Learoyd was an alderman of the Liverpool district, president of the local agricultural society and returning officer for the district for many years.  He served in the Sudan War under Colonel Williams, and in South Africa with Colonel French's column in the advance of Bloemfontein.  During the Great War he was engaged in military duties.