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John Alexander BOYNS

Regimental number3469
Place of birthGympie Queensland
SchoolCroydon State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk of Petty Sessions
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Boyns, Scott Street, Cairns, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 24 January 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3469A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 June 1918
Place of death or woundingSailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France
Date of death9 June 1918
Age at death27.9
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialVillers-Brettoneux Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
147
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Elizabeth BOYNS, Mosley Cottage, 30 Scott Street, Cairns, Queensland. Born at Gympie, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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