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Vere BOYD

Regimental number861
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBoilermaker
AddressMilford Street, Newport, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinWife, Mrs Emily Boyd, Clunes P O, Clunes, Victoria
Enlistment date6 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentQuartermaster Sergaent
Unit name10th Field Company Engineers
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCompany Quartermaster Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 27 April 1919
Medals

Meritorious Service Medal

'This Non Commissioned Officer has done consistently good work for the Company and also for the A.I.F. throughout the period under review. He has not only attended to the equipping and supply of the Company in a most efficient manner, but has also been the means of saving material of all descriptions, which, without his work, would have been wasted. At all times he has carried out his duties most conscientiously.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 67
Date: 3 June 1919

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Meritorious Service Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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