Roland “Roy” Ives was born at St Peters, an inner suburb of Sydney. He played his junior football in the Newtown district. Roy was a member of the Newtown Third Grade team in 1921 and 1922 that were runners-up in that competition. It is known that Roy’s parents lived at Croydon in 1924, and it appears that Roy used his parents address to residentially qualify to play for Wests when he came across from Newtown in 1923.
Roland Vivian “Roy” Ives
HERITAGE No: 233
BIRTH: 11 November 1900
St Peters, NSW
DEATH: 22 October 1952 East Ballina, NSW (Registration, Coolangatta, Queensland)
DEATH: 22 October 1952
East Ballina, NSW (Registration, Coolangatta, Queensland)
OCCUPATION: Telephone Mechanic, 1920; Telephone Inspector, Lismore, NSW, 1940's
RESIDENCE: Edwin St Croydon, NSW, 1924 (Parent's Residence)
