Roy Robert ERICKSON

Regimental number2364
Place of birthDrummoyne New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarter
Address3 Thornley Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs M J Erickson, 3 Thornley Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 August 1916
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row P, Grave No. 27), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
85