Regimental number | 1672 |
Place of birth | Rushworth, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Lardner via Warragul, Victoria |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Boyes, Lardner via Warragul, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal ' For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. While this N.C.O. was in charge of a liaison post between battalions the enemy, under cover of an intense barrage, attacked on the left, forcing back the troops on that flank. He at organized a party, shooting the leading man and dispersing the rest with rifle grenades. While working along the trench directing fire on the retreating enemy he was severely wounded. Owing to his immediate grasp of the situation this attempt by the enemy was checked and the line re-occupied'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 36 Date: Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: [419] Lt Frank Harold BOYES, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1919. |
Other details | Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death |