We remember John Bedward Royle

We remember John Bedward Royle

Timeline

Timeline

1872
birth Chester, Cheshire United Kingdom Source:8826749 1872
1892
education Jesus College, Cambridge United Kingdom Source:8826807 1892 - 1893
1895
service British Army 2nd Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment Earl of Chester's Volunteers Source:9350120 26th February 1895 - 3rd July 1896
1896
service British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment Earl of Chester's Volunteers Source:9350120 4th July 1896 - 16th May 1899
1899
service British Army Captain Cheshire Regiment Earl of Chester's Volunteers Source:9350120 17th May 1899 - 23rd September 1915
1901
service British Army Lieutenant and Adjutant Imperial Yeomanry 3rd battalion Source:8826846 20th May 1901
1904
service British Army Captain South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion Source:9350120 27th July 1904 - 16th January 1917
1914
service British Army Major South Wales Borderers 7th Source:9350120 23rd September 1914
awards King's South African Medal Other War Service Award Source:9350120
awards Queen's South Africa Medal Other War Service Award Source:9350120
children John Popplewell Royle Source:8826773
marriage Mary Louise Royle Source:9350120
service Other Empire Force Gold Coast Regiment Source:9350120
1917
death Killed in Action Major Royle, Captain Jarman and Lieutenant Turner were standing in the doorway of the Officers Mess when a shell exploded, killing all three. Salonika Greece Source:7307499 Source:9350120 15th January 1917
burial Karasouli Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Greece Source:7307499
sibling William Collett Royle Source:9350120

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John Bedward
Initials JB
Last Name Royle
Source 3848556
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Imperial Yeomanry 3rd battalion Lieutenant and Adjutant
Other Empire Force Gold Coast Regiment
British Army South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion Captain
British Army South Wales Borderers 7th Major
British Army Cheshire Regiment Earl of Chester's Volunteers 2nd Lieutenant
British Army Cheshire Regiment Earl of Chester's Volunteers Lieutenant
British Army Cheshire Regiment Earl of Chester's Volunteers Captain
Awards
AwardTypeSource
King's South African Medal Other War Service Award
Queen's South Africa Medal Other War Service Award
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
John Popplewell Royle son
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Collett Royle brother
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Louise Royle wife

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Adrienne2953
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Adrienne2953
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Adrienne2953

External Evidence

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Major John Popplewell Royle - World War 11 Adrienne2953
Roll of Honour - John Bedward Royle Adrienne2953
John Bedward Royle- a biography Adrienne2953
South Wales Borderers - photographs Adrienne2953
The London Gazette, 1901 Adrienne2953
South Wales Borderers Adrienne2953

Multimedia

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Major Royle Chris138454
Officers of the 7th Bn South Wales Borderers Chris138454
Army list 1898 Chris138454

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