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John BOYDLE

Regimental number99
Place of birthManchester, England
SchoolIthaca State School
Age on arrival in Australia9.8
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 9.75"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinFather, John William Boydle, Rockburn Terrace, Upper Paddington, Brisbane
Previous military serviceVolunteer Cadets
Enlistment date5 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 January 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/16/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 2 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Light Horse Regiment
FateDied of wounds 8 September 1915
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey
Age at death23
Place of burialEmbarkation Pier Cemetery (Special Memorial A, 14), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
3
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John William and Esther BOYDLE, of Rockbourne Terrace, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Transferred to D Squadron, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 29 August 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 September 1915 (gun shot wound, chest); admitted to 16th Casualty Clearing Station, No 2 Post, Gallipoli, 8 September 1915; died of wounds, 8 September 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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