Roy Inwood

Roy Inwood

VC
Roy Inwood; VC
	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

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 battle that could be awarded to a member of the Australian armed forces at the time. Inwood 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. During the Battle of Menin Road in September, he was involved in the elimination of a German machine-gun post and other actions, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. 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.