| 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 |