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Harry Royle

Harry Royle
Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
305107
Unit at enlistment: 
125th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
Yes
Cemetery: 
Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario
Commemorated at: 
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Lancashire
Birth city: 
Greater Manchester, Heywood
Address at enlistment: 
120 Cayuga Street, Brantford, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
120 Cayuga Street, Brantford, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Labourer
Religious denominations: 
Methodist
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
18

Letters and documents

BX April 27, 1917
 
Returned Men

In all probability three more returned men will arrive in the city tomorrow evening. They are Corporal W. Mason, Tutela P.O., Ptes, H. Royle, 74 Emilie Street and W.F. Hooton, 277 Darling Street. Corp. Mason of Tutela is a married man, who went overseas with the 125th Battalion, having enlisted in January 1916.

BX April 28, 1917

Returning Home

Mr. George McDonald, secretary of the Soldiers’ Aid Commission, has received word that Privates Harry Royle, 74 Emilie Street, and W. Hooton, 227 Darling Street, left Quebec at noon yesterday on their way to Brantford.

BX April 30, 1917 
 
Invalided Men Returned Home

Three soldiers invalided home from the front arrived in the city Saturday and with one exception, and that by accident, none was met as the coming was unheralded. Privates H. Royle, of 74 Emilie Street, and W.F. Hooton, 277 Darling Street, slipped back into the city during the morning and Corp. W. Mason, of Tutela, during the afternoon. J.H. Spence of the Soldiers’ Aid Commission was by chance at the station and learning of Corp. Mason’s arrival welcomed him and took him home in his auto. Pte. Hooton was formerly a barber here and was rejected from the first Brant County battalion in England on account of being past the age limit for overseas. Corp. Mason is home on furlough to convalesce from an attack of rheumatism. He was also a member of the first Brant County Battalion.

BX May 24, 1960

Harry Royle of 211 Terrace Hill Street died this morning in the Brantford General Hospital.  A well-known Brantford resident, Mr. Royle was born in Haywood, Lancashire, England, a son of the late Thomas Royle and Sarah Ann Parker Royle.  He came to Brantford 50 years ago and was a painter by trade. During the First World War, he served with the Fourth Battalion, C.E.F.  His father also served in the same battalion and was killed.  Mr. Royle was a member of the local branch of the Canadian Legion and of the Sergeant’s Mess of the 56th Field Regiment.  He was also a member of the Church of England. Surviving is his wife, the former May Meller, and a number of nieces and nephews.  Mr. Royle is resting at the Beckett Funeral Home for service Thursday at 2 p.m.  Rev. F.A. Cook of St. James’ Anglican Church will officiate.  Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

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