Royde, John Henry

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Royde, John Henry

Service Service Number Number 1494 2148 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 12th October 1917 Gallipoli Passchendaele, Ypres,Peninsula Belgium

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Royde, John Henry

SERVICE NO

2148

UNIT

34th Battalion

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

26 yrs 2 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Gosford, NSW

ADDRESS

Forster, NSW

OCCUPATION

Fisherman

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

1 Apr 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

West Maitland

NEXT OF KIN

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Parents;- Henry & Mary Ann (nee Newman, d late March 1969) Royde, 52 Hugo St. Redfern, NSW Brother;- Benjamin Thomas Royde, 6853- 17th Btn Surviving Bro;- Ernest Roy Royde Nephew;- T R King 66 Pegler Ave, Sth Granville (28/4/1969) Height-5’4½”. Weight-140lbs. Chest-33-35”. Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Brown.

RELIGION

C/E

EMBARKED

24 Aug 1916-Sydney per “Anchises”.

DISEMBARKED

11 Oct 1916 Devonport

NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS

Reported- Missing in Action-France 12 Oct 1917

DIED

12 Oct 1917-Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium

BURIED MEDALS

British War Medal-46223, Victory Medal-45691.

DEPENDANTS

Mother;- Mary Ann 63 Abercrombie St. Redfern (d late March 1923).

PERSONAL EFFECTS WILL CORRESPONDENCE

Mother Sister;-Mrs R (Minnie May) King 59 Rosehill St. Redfern

REMARKS RED CROSS REPORT

“He was one of the jolliest & best hearted lads we had”. “He was one of the most popular boys in the company & the lads had nicknamed him “Jacky Whizz Bang”.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8073012

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