ROYSTON, John Robinson
Service Number: | Officer |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Brigadier General |
Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Durban, South Africa, 29 April 1860 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
Date unknown: | Involvement Brigadier General, Officer, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
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Boer War Veteran
Marries Young Girl
DURBAN, August 22.
Brigadier-General ("Galloping Jack") Royston, described as the idol of the Australians during the Boer War has been married to Miss Mildred Standley, a young Alton girl whose mother is now in Australia. Brigadier-General Royston, who is 77 years old,served with the Imperial Light Horse during the Boer War. He has previously been married.