John George Royes

1894 - 1956  (61 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 22 descendants in this family tree.

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• Name	John George Royes
  Nickname	Jack
  Born	30 Nov 1894	Georgetown, QLD, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	19 Feb 1916  [2, 3]
  WW1: 52nd Battalion. Was a Reserve (CMF) soldier before enlistment in AIF. Service number: 10121968 19 Feb 1916 enlisted Cairns QLD (Occupation shunter. Address on enlistment: Cairns. Single, age 21 at embarkation.) 1 May 1916 Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Mcgillivray. 26 Jun 1917 Appointed Lance Corporal 10 Aug 1918 #Wounded in leg (Europe) 15 Jan 1919 Returned to Australia. 23 Apr 1919 Discharged
  	John George Royes enlistment document
  Registration	1919	Railway Hotel, Cairns, QLD, Australia   [4]
  shunter
  Registration	1925	Dimbulah, QLD, Australia   [4]
  guard - record has "Dumbulah"
  Registration	1925	Lloyd St, Mareeba, QLD, Australia   [4]
  railway employee
  Registration	1930	Morehead St, South Townsville, Townsville, QLD, Australia   [4]
  guard - living at Mrs Noble's
  Registration	1936	Kings Rd, Pimlico, Townsville, QLD, Australia   [4]
  guard
  Registration	1943	Railway Tce, Wooloowin, Brisbane, QLD, Australia   [5]
  railway employee
  Registration	1954	217 Hudson Rd, Wooloowin, Brisbane, QLD, Australia   [5]
  railway employee
  Died	28 Oct 1956	Brisbane, QLD, Australia   [6]
  	Killed by train at Central Railway Station - Struck at 10.54am Died at 1.30pm
  Buried	Aft 28 Oct 1956	Mt Thompson cemetery, Holland Park, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
  	Crematorium
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: John Royes b. Abt 1700 Maternal Line: Mary McLeod b. Est 1798
  Person ID	I962	Roy~Royes | Royes, Royes Australia
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Charles Mordaunt Royes           b. 12 Aug 1851, Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia           d. 9 Oct 1919, Mareeba, QLD, Australia  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Mary McLeod Murray           b. 16 Oct 1856, St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland           d. 4 Sep 1941, Mareeba, QLD, Australia  (Age 84 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1874	Rockhampton, QLD, Australia
  Family ID	F22	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie Elizabeth Paulina Vollenweider           b. 21 Jul 1903, Brisbane, QLD, Australia           d. 21 May 1962, QLD, Australia  (Age 58 years)
  Children	+ 1. John George Royes           b. 9 Feb 1930, Townsville, QLD, Australia           d. 7 Nov 1990  (Age 60 years) + 2. Living + 3. Living
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2014
  Family ID	F320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Nov 1894 - Georgetown, QLD, Australia Registration - Array - 1919 - Railway Hotel, Cairns, QLD, Australia Registration - Array - 1925 - Dimbulah, QLD, Australia Registration - Array - 1925 - Lloyd St, Mareeba, QLD, Australia Registration - Array - 1930 - Morehead St, South Townsville, Townsville, QLD, Australia Registration - Array - 1936 - Kings Rd, Pimlico, Townsville, QLD, Australia Registration - Array - 1943 - Railway Tce, Wooloowin, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Registration - Array - 1954 - 217 Hudson Rd, Wooloowin, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Died - 28 Oct 1956 - Brisbane, QLD, Australia Buried - Aft 28 Oct 1956 - Mt Thompson cemetery, Holland Park, Brisbane, QLD, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S306] Australia Birth Index, (Ancestry.com), QLD 1894/004348. [S147] National Archives Australia. [S303] The AIF Project, The AIF Project, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW@ADFA, Canberra, 10 Nov 2010. [S12] Australian Electoral Rolls 1901-1980, Ancestry.com. [S12] Australian Electoral Rolls 1901-1980, Ancestry.com, Petrie/Windsor p152. [S264] Australia Death Index 1787-1985, (Ancestry.com), QLD 1956/B016691.