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Frederick BOYS

Regimental number771
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
SchoolBendigo Central School No 1976, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationNil
AddressBendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 7"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinMrs Boys, Hope Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentBendigo, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, G Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 19 March 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Listed on Bendigo Central School No 1976 Honor Roll (now in Camp Hill Primary School). Inscription reads: 'Fighters in the Great War for Empire, Dominions, Allies'.
Discharge date22 August 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, 8 May 1915 (bullet wound, left thigh and abdomen); admitted to 15th General hospital, Alexandria, 16 May 1915; transferred to England, 17 June 1915 (no details of hospital recorded).

Treated for venereal disease, 29 January-25 February 1916 (28 days).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ascanius', 17 March 1916; arrived Melbourne, 30 April 1916; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 22 August 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BOYS Frederick

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