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Roy Bunbury ARMSTRONG

Regimental number2799
Place of birthBunbury, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressGreenbushes, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Lindsay Richard Armstrong, Greenbushes, Western Australia
Enlistment date19 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMarch 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number11/14/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 22 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Light Horse Regiment
FateDied of disease 30 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialBeirut British War Cemetery (Grave No. 18), Syria
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
9
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Lindsay and Agnes ARMSTRONG, The Mount, Greenbushes, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2800 Pte Ernest Richard ARMSTRONG, 4th Imperial Camel Corps, returned to Australia, 27 July 1919; 1534 Pte Bertram Foster ARMSTRONG, 10th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.

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