Biography of Reginald Roy Inwood

                                 

Roy Inwood
Sergeant Roy Inwood c. 1918
Birth name	Reginald Roy Inwood
Born	14 July 1890 North Adelaide, South Australia
Died	23 October 1971 (aged 81) St Peters, South Australia
Allegiance	Australia
Service branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1914–1918 1939–1944
Rank	Warrant Officer Class One
Unit	10th Battalion (1914–1918) Australian Provost Corps (1939–1943) Military Prison and Detention Barracks Service (1943–1944)
Battles/wars	World War I Gallipoli Campaign Landing at Anzac Cove Western Front Battle of Mouquet Farm Battle of Lagnicourt Second Battle of Bullecourt Battle of Menin Road World War II
Awards	Victoria Cross

                         Biography of Reginald Roy Inwood

Reginald Roy Inwood, VC (14 July 1890 – 23 October 1971) was an Australian soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in battleInwood enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in August 1914, and along with the rest of the 10th Battalion, he landed at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, on 25 April 1915. He fought at Anzac until being evacuated sick to Egypt in September. He remained there until he rejoined his unit on the Western Front in June 1916. In August, he fought in the Battle of Mouquet Farm.

In 1917, Inwood was with his battalion when it fought in the Battle of Lagnicourt in April, then the Second Battle of Bullecourt the following month. He reached the rank of sergeant before being sent back to Australia in August 1918. During World War II, he volunteered for service in the Citizens Military Forces, and reached the rank of warrant officer class one, serving in the Australian Provost Corps and Military Prison and Detention Barracks Service. After the war he returned to work with the City of Adelaide, and upon his death he was buried with full military honours in the AIF Cemetery, West Terrace. His medals are displayed in the Adelaide Town Hall.

Early life

Born Reginald Roy Inwood on 14 July 1890 at North Adelaide, South Australia, he was the eldest son of Edward Inwood and his wife Mary Anne née Minney. He had an older sister and three younger brothers. Roy was educated first at the North Adelaide Public School, and after the family moved to Broken Hill, New South Wales, he attended the Broken Hill Model School. After completing his schooling, he found work in the local mining industry, where he was employed at the outbreak of World War I.