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Roy Edward Francis SADLER

Regimental number1516
Place of birthPilliga, New South Wales
SchoolWee Waa Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressAlma Street, Wee Waa, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Edward Patrick Sadler, Alma Street, Wee Waa, New South Wales
Previous military service13th Infantry
Enlistment date12 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/12/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 14 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death20.8
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 8), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
16
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Jane SADLER, Wee Waa, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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