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Roy Larwell Grant EDGCUMBE

Regimental number408
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionProtestant
OccupationChauffeur
Addressc/o W.F. Gilbert, Deloraine, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 7.5"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Herbert Edgcumbe, 54 Canning Street, Carlton, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the 12th Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces; time expired.
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPontville, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll37
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 11 May 1916
Discharge date10 October 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HS 'Kanowna', 11 May 1916; discharged (medically unfit: fractured humerus, right leg), Hobart, 10 October 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as EDGECOMBE.
SourcesNAA: B2455, EDGCUMBE Roy Larwell Grant

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