Regimental number | 3010 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stockman |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E J Boswood, Marmor, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 18), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 147 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Eliza BOSWOOD, 212 George Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Mother requested the Star of David be placed on his headstone; was advised by Vase Records, 24 October 1921, that the 'Star of David was the symbol of the Jewish faith ... As the records show your son's religion as Church of England it is thought you would prefer to have the Christian Cross inscribed.' |
Miscellaneous details | See 841 Wallace BOSWOOD for first period of service. |