| Regimental number | 3689 |
| Place of birth | Bairnsdale East, Victoria |
| School | Bairnsdale State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | East Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 6' 0.5" |
| Weight | 194 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Boyd, East Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Senior Cadets, 45th Bn. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 20.1 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Aubers Ridge British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 8), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Sara Elizabeth BOYD, 82 roden Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: one killed at Lone Pine, Gallipoli; one killed in France. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Found guilty, Abbassia, 6 January 1916, of being late on parade: awarded 2 days' confined to camp. Allotted to, and proceeded to 59th Bn from 2nd Training Bn, Zeitoun, 26 February 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 19 July 1916, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on B.103, 'presumed to be buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BOYD Allan James
Red Cross file 490102 |
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