Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Mining engineer |
Address | Marbeth, Cottesloe, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 188 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Innes Aarons, Marbeth, Cottesloe, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year 176 days in the Southern Rhodesian Volunteers; Captain in 84th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Promotions |
Major Unit: 11th Battalion Promotion date: |
Fate | Discharged |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Changed name by deed poll, 1919, to be Julian BOYD, |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined unit at Gallipoli, 16 June 1915. Wounded in action, 6 August 1915 (bomb splinter, knee); transferred by HS 'Ascanius', and admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 11 August 1915. Rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 20 July 1915. Attached to 3rd Training Bn, 26 March 1916. Proceeded to England, promoted Major, and remained OC, 3rd Training Bn, 20 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France,7 November 1916. Appointed Permanent President of Courts Martial, AIF Depots in the United Kingdom, 8 September 1917. Granted leave with pay and subsistence, Non-Military Employment, 10 March-10 November 1919: to attend Royal School of Mines, South Kensington. Granted leave without pay, 11 November 1919-11 January 1920. Discharged in London, 16 March 1920. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as Julien Boyd AARONS. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, AARONS Julian Boyd |