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Charles Edward BOYES

Regimental number6404
Place of birthTarwood, Brisbane, Queensland
SchoolMilton State School, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressAgnes Street, Torwood, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ann Ellen Boyes, Agnes Street, Torwood, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets, Qld.
Enlistment date6 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 June 1918
Date of death5 June 1918
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
103
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Ann BOYES, Agnes Street, Torwood, Brisbane, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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