Signalman

Arthur Ernest Roycroft

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert J. Roycroft and of Ellen Lydia Roycroft (nee Walters), of Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED
Arthur Roycroft in Auckland

Public Contributions:

Arthur Ernest Roycroft is my Grandfather's older brother. He was one of 6 children.
Submitted by: Klem Ryan
Relationship to casualty: Arthur was my Grandmother's Brother
Undated photo of Arthur Roycroft in Auckland.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4714
Name:
Arthur Ernest Roycroft
Rank: 
Signalman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mr R. Roycroft (father), 6 Home Street, Arch Hill, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
6 Home Street, Arch Hill, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Corps of Signals

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died on active service
Date of Death:
06 June 1943
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 January 1940
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
4. K. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Arthur Ernest Roycroft
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