| Regimental number | 937 |
| Place of birth | Co Antrim, North Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Meekatharra, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 45 |
| Height | 6' 2.5" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, John Thos M Boyle, 17 Brunswick Gardens, Kensington, London, England |
| Previous military service | Served with the Calcutta Naval Corps. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Corporal |
| Unit name | Mining Corps, Company 3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Rose BOYLE. |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Disembarked Marseilles, 5 May 1916; detrained at Hazebrouck, 8 May 1916; attached for duty with No 4 Section 254th Tunnelling Company, 13 May 1916. Admitted to 72nd Australian Field Ambulance, 11 December 1916, and transferred to 1st Casualty Clearing Station, 12 December 1916. Embarked Boulogne for England on HS 'St. Patrick', 17 December 1916, and admitted to 3rd Western General Hospital, 18 December 1916. Transferred to 3rd Tunnelling Company, 18 December 1916; transferred to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, 3 January 1917; granted furlough, 6 January 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 25 January 1917; moved out to No 2 Command Depot, 17 March 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on HT 'Beltana', 17 March 1917; disembarked Fremantle, 5 May 1917. Discharged as being medically unfit for service, Perth, 12 June 1917 (dilated action of heart). MBV. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 65-70 |
| Place of burial | Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BOYLE Edmund Vincent |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
