Regimental number | 2699 |
Place of birth | Chain of Ponds, South Australia |
School | Public School |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Paruna, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19.6 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 149 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Joyce, Paruna, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets for 2 years; exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground, Grass Lane (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 22), Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Eli and Annie JOYCE, Paruna, South Australia. Native of Chain of Ponds |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3042 Corporal Hedley JOYCE, 50th Bn, killed in action, 2 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JOYCE Tom |