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Remembering World War I
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David William Roy
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry/Canadian Field Artillery
Battalion:
24th Battalion/3rd Brigade
Regimental Number:
86002
Rank:
Corporal
Date of Birth:
December 28, 1884
Place of Birth:
Yarmouth, N.S.
Date of Enlistment:
January 2, 1915
Place of Enlistment:
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Age at Enlistment:
30
Height: 5 feet, 7 inches
Prior Military Experience:
9 years in Field Artillery
Trade:
Postal Clerk
Marital Status:
Single
Religion:
Church of England
Next of Kin:
(Father) Louis J. Roy; Yarmouth, N.S.
David William Roy was the son of Louis J. and Annie J. Roy, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. He had considerable experience with the 29th Battery of
Artillery (Militia), Yarmouth, NS and had gained the rank of Battery Quartermaster Sergeant. He left Yarmouth for Fredericton, NB on November 9, 1914
and enlisted with the 24th Battalion. He was killed in action at the Battle of the Somme, 3:30 pm, on September 25, 1916
He was buried behind the firing line; however, his remains were never found or identified.
Date of Death:
September 25, 1916 (Somme)
Age at Death:
32
Memorial:
Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
The Vimy Memorial honours all Canadians who served their country
in battle during the First World War, and particularly to the 60,000 who
gave their lives in France. It also bears the names of 11,000 Canadian
servicemen who died in France - many of them in the fight for Vimy Ridge -
who have no known grave
Commemorated on Page 157 of the First World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on April 10
Sources:
Library and Archives Canada (Attestation Paper)
Commonwealth War Grave Commission
Commonwealth War Grave Commission (Cemetery Information)
Canadian Great War Project
Veterans Affairs Canada
Additional Information:
“A Monument Speaks” A Thurston; 1989 (pp 291-294)
Corporal David William Roy
Attestation Paper
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