MUDGWAY, Roy Edwin
Son of Edmund William & Annie Elizabeth Mudgway
b. ca 1897 NZ
World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.: 42868
First Known Rank: Private
Occupation before Enlistment: Baker
Next of Kin: Mrs Mudgway (mother), Main Road, Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Body on Embarkation: New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Unit: 23rd Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation Date: 14 March 1917
Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand
Vessel: Ruapehu
Destination: Devonport, England
Etaples, France (1917-18)
Roy enlisted for the first time on 29 November 1916. His last address was Main Road, Upper Hutt (Wellington). His next of kin was Mrs Mudgway (mother), Main Road, Upper Hutt.
His total length of service was 2 years 174 days, of which 2 years 78 days were spent in service overseas. He was discharged on 27 June 1919.
New Zealand (1939-41)
Roy enlisted for the second time on 8 December 1939, aged 42 years. He was recorded as being 5', 6½" tall. His last address was Sinclair Street, Upper Hutt (Wellington). His next of kin was Mrs Mudgway (wife), Sinclair Street, Upper Hutt.
He was discharged on 4 January 1941 at his own request.
Source: Military documents; Auckland Cenotaph