ROYLE, Raynes Lord Charles
| Service Numbers: | 58403, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 6 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 30 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | North Shore Church of England Grammar School, Kings College Goulburn, Hawkesbury Agricultural College |
| Occupation: | Partner in Bore Sinking Operations |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 8 November 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kezelberg Military Cemetery I D 7 |
| Memorials: | Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 58403, Field Company Engineers | |
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| 12 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 58403, Field Company Engineers | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, Officer, Royal Flying Corps, 7th Squadron |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles John and Emily Bethia Royle, of "Redwood", Johnston St., Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales.
Remembered: Killara Soldiers’ Memorial, Killara NSW
Remembered: Sydney Church of England Grammar School World War I Roll of Honour, Northbridge NSW
On 12 October 1917, Second Lieutenant Royle resigned from the Australian Army and accepted a Commission in the British Army.
On 8 November 1918, Second Lieutenant Royle (Pilot) and Second Lieutenant Phillip Edward Buckingham RAF (Observer) flying in an RE8 aircraft were killed in an aircraft accident. No other details are provided in the RAF Records.
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