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Frank Harold BOYES

Regimental number419
Date of birth--/05/1885
Place of birthRushworth, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressLardner via Warragul, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kin..., H Boyes, Lardner via Warragul, Victoria
Enlistment date14 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: INF14
Promotion date: 6 October 1917

Lieutenant


Unit: INF14
Promotion date: 1 April 1918

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917).

FateReturned to Australia 5 April 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1672 Pte William Henry BOYES, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 January 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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