| Regimental number | 7315 |
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria |
| School | Preston State School and Melbourne Technical School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Northcote, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, W Boyd, 40 Clarendon Street, Northcote, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
| Unit name | 2nd Casualty Clearing Station |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A45 Bulla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served as Sergeant for 2 years in the 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, and was in charge of erecting their buildings near Steenwerk. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | nr Messines, Belgium |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 43), Steenwerck, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ellen BOYD, 40 Clarendon Street, Northcote, Victoria. Native of Carlton |