Regimental number | 3458 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | 17 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Catholic School in Melbourne (to 4th Grade). |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Walwa PO, Walwa, Upper Murray, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Next of kin | Friend, Mr E A Jarvis, Cudgewa PO via Cudgewa, Corryong, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal During the Battle of the Somme in France he was buried three times by bombs, and consequently suffered from shell shock. Was evacuated from France to England as a result of this and from the effects of being gassed. Married Hilda Whiting in 1919 and had six children (4 boys and two girls). Was allocated a Soldier Settlement Block in Tintaldara, Victoria where he operated a dairy farm for approx. 10 years. He then moved to Batlow, New South Wales and worked as a general labourer on farms and orchards in the area. His death in 1955 was from pneumonia (as a result of gassing and loss of lung function). |
Miscellaneous details | Son of John and Bridgette (nee Coleman) Boyle |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 76 |
Place of burial | Batlow Cemetery, New South Wales |