Albert Roy Kyle (SN 1811) born at Corowa NSW, declared he was a 19 year old clerk when he enlisted in Melbourne on June 4th 1915. He embarked aboard the Demosthenes on July 16th destined for service at Gallipoli with the 24th Infantry Battalion. It appears he turned 18 while in the trenches at Lone Pine. After Gallipoli he was moved to France in March 1916 where in June he was transferred to the 2nd Division Trench Mortar. His brother Leonard was killed in action in October 1917 then he was wounded, multiple shrapnel wounds, in June 1918. This led to him being assessed as unfit for further active service so he was returned to Australia aboard the Borda. He disembarked at Melbourne on December 15th 1918 and was discharged medically unfit on May 19th 1919. Many years later he was author of the book ‘An Anzac’s Story’.

His brother Leonard was killed in action in October 1917 and is also honoured with a tree in the Avenue.

Lucas’s Staffs Appreciation of Brave Men, the original Avenue register, records his name as Roy A. Kyle.