Regimental number | 2041 |
Place of birth | Wedderburn, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Groom |
Address | Addison Street, Casterton, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie Maud Boyd, Addison Street, Casterton, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 35 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXIV, Row , Grave No. 13), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Eliza BOYD; husband of Mrs A.M. BOYD, Casterton, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1801 Lance Corporal Robert Steel BOYD, 38th Bn, killed in action, Messines, Belgium, 9 June 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |