| Regimental number | 2783 |
| Place of birth | Gundagai New South Wales |
| School | Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | Daphney, Junee Road, North Wagga, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Father, A Boyton, Daphney, Junee Road, North Wagga, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Carried messages under heavy shell-fire, and when asked which he would rather have, the MM or Corporalship, he chose the latter." (details from mother) |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | New Irish Farm Cemetery (Plot XXXIV, Row E, Grave No. 12), St. Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 158 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Emily BOYTON, Daphne Junction Road, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Native of Gundagai, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 4150 A/Corporal Leo Milton BOYTON, 1st Bn, returned to Australia; Cousin: 2865 Pte Gordon Stanley BOYTON, 17th Bn, killed in action, Bullecourt, France, 3 May 1917. |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
