BOYNE, Alexander
Service Numbers: | 3363, 3363A |
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Enlisted: | 3 November 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1885 |
Home Town: | West End, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Painter/Fruit Hawker |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 July 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Crucifix Corner Cemetery Plot 1X, Row E, Grave 10 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gayndah District Honour Roll, Gayndah War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
3 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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24 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3363, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
24 Jan 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3363, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
16 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3363A, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3363A awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-16 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Arrived in Australia aged 29 years
25 Battalion
Rank - Private
12 April 1917 - Disembarked at Devonport
13 April 1917 - Charged with disobeying an order at Codford; fined 3 days full pay
8 January 1918 - Proceeded overseas from Southampton
11January 1918 - Proceeded to join unit
15 January 1918 - Taken on strength
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Mary M. and the late Alexander M. Boyne of Glasgow, Scotland. Brother of Eliza Killin of Gosford Park, Gayndah,Queensland