Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Royle R Pte 2647 Robert 7 Inf Bn 36 Carpenter Married C of E
Address: Moonee Ponds, Argyle St, 92
Next of Kin: Royle, M C, Mrs, wife, 92 Argyle St, Moonee Ponds
Enlisted: 7 Jun 1915
Embarked: A68 Anchises 26 Aug 1915
Date of Death: 03/11/1916 Australian Machine Gun Corps 2nd Coy
- VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL
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News has been received that Gunner Robert Royle, of 27 Sussex st., Moonee Ponds, was killed in action in France, on 3rd November. He went away from Victoria in August, 1915 with the 8th reinforcements of the 7th battalion, and saw service in Gallipoli and Egypt before going to France. The deceased, who was a son of Mrs. Beck, of 105 The Parade, leaves a widow and four children. He was a builder by occupation, and was in business for himself before joining the colours.
ROLL OF HONOR. (1916, December 14). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 6 Edition: Morning.. Retrieved March 19, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74601136
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War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall R-Y
Newmarket Baptist Church
Anzac Honoured Dead 3 Nov 1916
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour killed
In Memoriam
ROYLE.-Killed in action in France on the 3rd
November, Private Robert Royle, machine
gunner, dearly loved elder son of Mrs. T. Beck,
of Ascotvale, and loved brother of Mrs. G.
Pickering, Mrs. J. Paddock, Mrs. J. Smith, Mrs.
A. B. Kemp, Mrs. A. F. Shattock, Mrs. M. G.
Walker, Violet, and Tom.
He gave his life for his country.
Family Notices. (1916, December 16). The Argus
(Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 13.
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