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Name	James William Roycroft
Born	17 March, 1915 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	29 May, 2011 (aged 96) Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Roycroft, Joseph (father)
Occupation or Descriptor *	soldier (1941-1945) Federal, Australia equestrian (1945-1976) Victoria, Australia dairy farmer (1946-1975) Victoria, Australia soldier-settler (1946-1946) Victoria, Australia Olympian (1960-1976) Victoria, Australia Olympics administrator (1980-1980) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1969) Australian Sports Medal (recipient, 2000)
Key Events *	Olympic Games (Mexico City, 1968) (equestrian competitor) Olympic Games (Montreal, 1976) (equestrian competitor) Olympic Games (Moscow, 1980) (equestrian team manager) Olympic Games (Munich, 1972) (equestrian competitor) Olympic Games (Rome, 1960) (equestrian competitor) Olympic Games (Sydney, 2000) (flag carrier) Olympic Games (Tokyo, 1964) (equestrian competitor)

* Dates are approximate

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