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BOYLAN, Christopher Augustine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3516 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 May 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Colton, South Australia, January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Elliston, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Cudlee Public School |
| Occupation: | Colt Breaker |
| Died: | 24 May 1951, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Elliston War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3516, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3516, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3516, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 16 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3516, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Christopher-Augustine Boylan was born in Colton, South Australia, and grew up in Talia, Elliston, SA in a family of 8. He attended Cudlee Public school with his siblings. Before he joined the army, he worked as a colt breaker. He enlisted for the army on 9th May 1916. Aged 23, Boylan embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916. During battle on the 16th of February 1917, he received a wound from a gunshot on his left arm. This caused him to be returned to Australia for medical discharge. He later died on the 24th of May 1951.