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Julian Boyd AARONS

Date of birth26 April 1876
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolSydney Grammar School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of Christ
OccupationMining engineer
AddressMarbeth, Cottesloe, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 9"
Weight188 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Innes Aarons, Marbeth, Cottesloe, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year 176 days in the Southern Rhodesian Volunteers; Captain in 84th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date10 February 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit name11th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 19 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollMajor
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
Promotions

Major


Unit: 11th Battalion
Promotion date: 20 September 1916

FateDischarged 16 March 1920
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Changed name by deed poll, 1919, to be Julian BOYD,
Discharge date16 March 1920
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 detailsName entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as Julien Boyd AARONS.
SourcesNAA: B2455, AARONS Julian Boyd

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