Brigadier General John Robinson Royston

Ranks Held Colonel, Major, Temporary Brigadier General
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
Units
  • 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade
  • 5th Western Australian Mounted Infantry
  • Light Horse
  • Natal Border Rifles
Place Durban
Conflicts/Operations
  • South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
  • First World War, 1914-1918

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    5th Western Australian Mounted Infantry
    Conflict
    South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
    Rank
    Major
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    Natal Border Rifles
    Conflict
    South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
    Rank
    Major
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    Light Horse
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Temporary Brigadier General
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    5th Western Australian Mounted Infantry
    Conflict
    South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
    Rank
    Major
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    5th Western Australian Mounted Infantry
    Conflict
    South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
    Rank
    Major
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Colonel

Timeline

Date of death 29/04/1860
Date of birth 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