| Regimental number | 2799 |
| Place of birth | Gladstone, Tasmania |
| School | George Street State School, Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Address | Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, J T Boyd, 409 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary BOYD, 110 Bennett Street, North Fitzroy. Native of Tasmania |
| Other details |
Statement, Red Cross File No 0490104, 1652 Pte R. PORTMAN, 60th Bn (patient, 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, England), 13 November 1916: 'At Fleurbaix he was killed on 19th out in No Man's Land[.] I saw him lying dead as I came back. I knew him well, was in my platoon, used to serve in Canteen, he was sent to Paris to take part in a review and only came back day before.' Note on file: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' |
| Sources | Red Cross File No 0490104 |
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