| Ranks Held | Colonel, Major, Temporary Brigadier General |
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| Birth Date | 29/04/1860 |
| Birth Place | South Africa: Natal, Durban |
| Death Date | 25/04/1942 |
| Death Place | South Africa: Natal, Durban |
| Final Rank | Brigadier General |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
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| Place | Durban |
| Conflicts/Operations |
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Brigadier General John Robinson Royston
Collection items
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 5th Western Australian Mounted Infantry
- Conflict
- South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Light Horse
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Temporary Brigadier General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 5th Western Australian Mounted Infantry
- Conflict
- South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 5th Western Australian Mounted Infantry
- Conflict
- South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Colonel
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Natal Border Rifles
- Conflict
- South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
- Rank
- Major
Timeline
| Date of birth | 29/04/1860 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of death | 29/04/1860 | |
| Other | 1916-02-22 - 1916-06-19 | Commanding Officer of the 12th Light Horse Regiment. |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 19/06/1917 | |
| Date of death | 25/04/1942 |
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