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Arthur Albert BOYS

Regimental number7411
Place of birthRocky Cape, Tasmania
ReligionBrethren
OccupationLabourer
AddressRocky Cape, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, David Cooper Boys, Rocky Cape, Detention River, Tasmania
Enlistment date26 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name8th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/27/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Star Of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 10 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Launceston Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death4 February 1980
Age at death85
Place of burialWynyard General Cemetery, Tasmania

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