Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Brisbane Queensland |
School | Maryborough Grammar School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Master draper |
Address | March Street, Maryborough, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Boys, March Street, Maryborough, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served as Lieutenant in the local Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row D, Grave 19), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 103 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Isaac and Annie BOYS |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionatry Force, Gallipoli, 4 September 1915. Granted temporary rank of Captain, 8 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 9 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the Nritish Expeditionary Force, 14 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 19 March 1916. Died of wounds received in action,5 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |