PRIVATE A.A. ROYAL, 29TH BATTALION AND AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS, AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE. Two: British War and Victory Medals (officially impressed: 2126 PTE. A.A. ROYAL. 29 BN. A.I.F.). British War Medal attractively toned, Extremely Fine.
Group accompanied by 11 pages copied service papers.
Albert Alfred Royal was born in Burnley, Victoria. He enlisted at Melbourne on 14/8/1915. At the time of enlistment he was 27 years old and gave his trade as that of grazier. On enlistment Royal was posted for service with the 29th Battalion and embarked at Melbourne for Egypt on 18/2/1916, disembarking at Suez on 23/3/1916. Royal embarked at Alexandria for France on 21/6/1916, disembarked at Marseille on 29/6/1916, was posted to the 5th Australian Base Training Depot in France on 3/7/1916 and to the 1st Australian Base Training Depot at Etaples on 2/9/1916. Royal transferred to the Australian Service Corps on 17/9/1916 and was posted for service with the 16th Australian Depot Unit of Supply at Rouen on 17/9/1916. He was hospitalised twice at Rouen on 19/3/1917 and 25/7/1917 and was subsequently invalided to England on 30/8/1917 and repatriated to Australia on 11/1/1918. After being discharged, Royal was granted a pension of 30 shillings per week from 6/4/1918.
