Roy Granville Kyrle Money was born in Walthamstow on the 16th of April 1898 - to parents Sidney Wells Money and Georgette Melville Gertrude Money (nee Capadose).

Roy had five brothers and four sisters, a large family indeed. Roy's parents Sidney and Georgette, were clearly traditionalists, as seven of their children had the middle-name Kyrle (in honour of Sidney's father, Reverend Kyrle Ernle Aubrey Money). 

Roy moved with his family to Kidderminster at an early age. He and one of his brothers (Gerald Hugh Kyrle Money) both attended King Charles 1st Grammar School before Roy moved south and attended Cranleigh school between 1913 and 1915.

At both schools, Roy was an enthusiastic member of the Combined Cadet Force.

Keen to follow his older brothers into service and see action, Roy was Commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant into the 6th (service) Battalion of the East Kent Regiment – more commonly referred to as “The Buffs.” Promotion to Captain followed quickly for Roy - even at his tender age, he was clearly a highly capable soldier and leader.

Roy joined his Battalion in France in May 1916, just as the Buffs were attacking German defences near the French city of Arras on the Western Front. There were big gains made on the first day of the battle of Arras, but stalemate soon followed.

Roy was wounded on the 6th of August 1916, but returned to active service following brief hospitalisation.

On the 9th of April 1917, when it was time for Roy’s Unit to advance once again, it was snowing heavily and the allied troops crossing no man's land were hindered by large drifts, at the mercy of the German machine guns.

Roy was one of 57 Buffs to be killed on that day. In all, The Battle of Arras accounted for almost 160,000 British and Commonwealth casualties.

Roy's family is featured in "The Peerage" (a genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain and the royal families of Europe) so his loss and the loss of two of his brothers really does add weight to the phrase "War is no respecter of class" which is often used to describe the indiscriminate nature of conflict and its impact on society. Roy was 18 when he died.

Today, Captain Roy Granville Kyrle Money rests in peace within Feuchy Chapel British Cemetery, Wancourt, France. He is also commemorated on the Memorial Plaques which hang on the walls of the Main Hall in King Charles 1st Grammar School in Kidderminster (old school, Bewdley Road).