Archibald Vivian Roycroft

Private

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Archibald John and Mary Ellen Roycroft, of Waihi, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

WW2 RoH

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Official advice has been received by Mrs Mary E. Roycroft, of Roycroft. Street, Waihi, that her younger son, Private Archibald Vivian Roycroft, died on January 25 as the result of injuries accidentally received. He was 24 years of age. Private Roycroft, who was born in Waihi, and who was educated at the Waihi District High School, was a keen footballer and played for the Mataura club. He later worked in Auckland, where he showed distinct promise as a cricketer. He enlisted and sailed with an early reinforcement. Private Roycroft’s father, Mr Archibald J. Roycroft, who was very well-known in Waihi, where he was most popular, died a number of years ago"

[Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXXXI, Issue 9729, 2 February 1942, Page 2]

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Casualty

Service Number:

29449

Name:

Archibald Vivian Roycroft

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Infantry, 18 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental death

Date of Death:

28 January 1942

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Fayid War Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

1. G. 5.

Cemetery Location:

Egypt