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CASTON, Roy Colin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1716 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 24 June 1893 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 22 October 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates, Ipswich Grammar School Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1716 | |
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| 25 Sep 1914: | Involvement Driver, 1716, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Rangatira embarkation_ship_number: A22 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1914: | Embarked Driver, 1716, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Rangatira, Brisbane | |
| 22 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 1716, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1716 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-22 |
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