Regimental number | 5207 |
Place of birth | Alphington, Victoria |
School | Meredith State School and Geelong High School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 'Scarsdale', Harken Street, Alphington, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, S Boyd, 'Scarsdale', Harken Street, Alphington, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 9 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/89/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Poperinge |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Mendinghem British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 32), Proven, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Florence BOYD, 22 Harker Street, Alphington, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lieutenant Thomas Hewett Alphington BOYD, MC, 6th Bn, killed in action, Broodseinde, Belgium, 4 October 1917. |