William Charles BOYD

Regimental number5043
Place of birthColac, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressDigby Road, South Hamilton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Enlistment date1 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1875 Pte Hugh Neil BOYD, 46th Bn, effective abroad (still overseas)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death23 November 1923