Regimental number | 3032 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Bonegilla State School, and Wesley College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Bonegilla via Wodonga, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, James Boyd, Bonegilla via Wodonga, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Nieppe Wood, nr Hazebrouck |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Nieppe-Bois (Rue-De-Bois) British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 21), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 52 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Jeannie BOYD, Ballarat, Victoria |