Reginald Roy ” Roy” “Erco” Liston

HERITAGE No: 244

WESTS LIFE MEMBER No: 21

BIRTH: 25 July 1896

Newtown, NSW

DEATH: 13 August 1977 RGH Hospital Concord, late of The Broadwaters, Tascott, NSW

DEATH: 13 August 1977

RGH Hospital Concord, late of The Broadwaters, Tascott, NSW

OCCUPATION: Government Printing Office, Civil Servant, 1925

RESIDENCE: Park Rd Burwood, 1930

GAME HISTORY

Balmain Junior RL 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915
Army Representative RL teams 1916-1919
Annandale RL 1919, 1920
Annandale RL City Cup 1919
Balmain RL 1921,1922
Balmain RL City Cup 1921, 1922, 1924
Glebe RL 1923
Glebe RL City Cup 1923
Balmain RL 1924
Wests RL First Grade 1926, 1928
Wests RL 2nd Grade 1926, 1927
Wests RL 3rd Grade 1928, 1929, 1931
Wests RL Selector 1930, 1931
Wests RL Vice President 1929-1949, 1954-1959
Wests RL Life Membership 1936
Wests RL 3rd Grade Coach 1928-1934
Wests RL General Committee 1927 to 1970
Wests RL Timekeeper 1936, 1939-1945, 1946-1949, 1954-1960

Roy

Roy Liston was born at Newtown in 1896 but lived for much of his early life in the inner suburb of Leichhardt.

He played his junior rugby league in the Balmain district. He enlisted with the AIF in December 1916 for service in the First World War. Roy was posted to the 2nd Field Company Engineers and was given the rank of Driver. He embarked for Europe in May 1917.

During the war, Roy spent much of his time in England. He was transferred to France in March 1918 and remained there until the armistice. On his return to England he was posted to Headquarters in London before returning to Australia in June 1919.