Regimental number | 3274 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Prospect, New South Wales |
School | Cecil Park and Hoyton Park Public Schools, via Liverpool, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sleeper hewer |
Address | Kirup Post Office, Kirup, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A M G Boyland, c/o Mr C Boyland, Centennial Park via Liverpool, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | near Armentieres, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 38), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 61 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Courtney and Elizabeth BOYLAND; husband of Amelia BOYLAND, Atkinson Street, Liverpool, New South Wales. Born at Prospect, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 312 Pte John BOYLAND, 3rd Bn, returned to Australia, 15 September 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |