Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Carlow, Co Carlow, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Medical practitioner |
Address | Mudgee, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 52 |
Height | 5' 11.75" |
Weight | 175 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M G Boake, 15 Lansdowne Terrace, Cheltenham, England |
Previous military service | Served in the Royal Army Medical Corps Voluntary Medical Services for 8 years; in the Army Medical Corps Reserve 1914-17. |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | Medical Officers |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
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Other details |
Surgeon-General Neville Howse VC wrote to Boake, 16 April 1917: 'If you are in good health and apply to Surgeon-General Featherston, and he sends you forward as a Captain, I can find plenty of work for you at a Base Hospital, and if you come over will make every endeavour to place you in a Base Hospital in France, and when you have gained the necessary experience, will place you in a Casualty Clearing Station close to the front line.' War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 31 October 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 December 1917. Marched out to No 2 Camp, Parkhouse, 27 December 1917. Attached to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 7 January 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 2 April 1918, and attached for duty to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux. Posted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 2 September 1918. Proceeded on leave to United Kingdom, 14 September 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 1 October 1918. Disembarked England to report to AIF Headquarters, 3 March 1919; attached for duty to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 5 March 1919. Marched out to AIF Headquarters, 29 August 1919. On leave, 12 September-31 October 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Macedonia', 31 October 1919; transferred at Bombay to HT 'Medic'; discharged, 28 January 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |