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William ROYAN

Regimental number2900
Place of birthInverness Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Royan, Culloden Moor, Inverness, Scotland
Enlistment date14 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 30 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 July 1916
Date of death19 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 9), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Note Date of Death. Parents: Alexander and Christina ROYAN, Culloden Moor, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Native of Petty, Inverness

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