Regimental number | 1121 |
Place of birth | Beechworth, Victoria |
School | Yackandandah State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Porter |
Address | 11 Union Street, Kew, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Boyce, 11 Union Street, Kew, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Doullens Communal Cemetry Extension No. 1 (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No. 31), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 95 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Catherine Alice BOYCE, Cheltenham, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3250A Sapper Edward BOYCE, 5th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 17 March 1919; [3520B] 2/Lt Francis Patrick BOYCE MM, 1st Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 17 March 1919; 5555 Thomas BOYCE, 23rd Bn, killed in action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 10 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |