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Alexander BOYNE

Regimental number3363
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia29
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
AddressWest End, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, Alexander Boyne, 38 Kirkland Street, Glasgow, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 24 January 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3363A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 July 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Date of death16 July 1918
Age at death33
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot IX, Row E, Grave No. 10), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
103
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mary and the late Alexander M. BOYNE. Native of Glasgow, Scotland
Family/military connectionsNephew: killed in action.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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