The AIF Project

Robert Daniel BOYD

Regimental number1713
ReligionMethodist
OccupationDairy farmer
AddressWellington Street, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, R.J. Boyd, Wellington Street, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date28 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 17 March 1915
FateKilled in Action 13 August 1916
Date of death13 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plit XV, Row F, Grave No. 11), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
68
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert James and Mary Jane BOYD. Born at Mascot, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2041 Lance Corporal Maurice Frederick BOYD, 36th Bn, returned to Australia, 10 September 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.