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Courtney, Roy

 Born Launceston Tasmania the son of Isaac John and Elizabeth Alice Courtney a carpenter he embarked Brisbane 29^th June 1915 on board “HMAT Aeneas” with the 26^th Infantry Battalion. 

He died 29^th July 1919 at the Hornsey Military Hospital Tasmania from wounds received in France (bullet wound to the head) and was buried in Carr Villa General Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. 

Military Medal

During the attack on Beaurevoir line north of St Quentin on the 3^rd October 1918 this N.C.O. had charge of a section of road to be cleared and opened up for advance of artillery.  Despite persistent shell fire and the danger of falling debris from buildings, he cleared the road through the village allowing the waiting artillery to proceed.  His coolness and determination were a fine inspiration to his men until he was severely wounded.

London Gazette 3^rd July 1919 

His older brother Pte William Courtney died 11^th April 1917 at Bullecourt and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France. 

Mrs E Courtney of 16 Robertson Street, Inveresk has received advice from the Base Records Office that her son Corporal Roy Courtney, of the 2nd Pioneer Battalion has been reported wounded. The message added that the nature of the wound and the name of the hospital to which he had been admitted were not at present known, but that on receipt of further information she would be advised promptly. Corporal Courtney enlisted over two years ago and saw service in Gallipoli for some months. This is the first occasion on which he has been wounded during the whole of his period of service. Corporal Courtney was a prominent member of the North Esk Rowing Club and was also a member of the Inveresk Football Club.

The Examiner 3^rd April 1917

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