Regimental number | 7315 |
Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria |
School | Preston State School and Melbourne Technical School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Northcote, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, W Boyd, 40 Clarendon Street, Northcote, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 2nd Casualty Clearing Station |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A45 Bulla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served as Sergeant for 2 years in the 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, and was in charge of erecting their buildings near Steenwerk. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | nr Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 43), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ellen BOYD, 40 Clarendon Street, Northcote, Victoria. Native of Carlton |