FRISBY, Royden
(Service number 74384)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 09/11/1897 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 46 Gammack Street, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Plumber | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs S. A. FRISBY (mother), 46 Gammack Street, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 38th Reinforcements, A Company | ||
| Date | 5 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Remuera | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 August 1977 | Age | 79 years |
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| Place of Death | Auckland | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Purewa Crematorium, Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Roydon Frisby was the youngest son of Arthur and Sarah Ann (née Corbett) Frisby. Roydon was educated at Milford School near Temuka. His father died in December 1911 following an accident.Late in 1917 Roydon was selected by lot from the First Division and called up. He married Elizabeth May Hastie in 1926.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [21 December 2019]; Timaru Herald, 4 December 1917 (Papers Past) [08 August 2015]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 December 2019]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [22 December 2019]; Purewa Crematorium record [22 December 2019]
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