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BOYCE, William

Service Numbers:	3022, 3033
Enlisted:	3 July 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Briagolong, Victoria, Australia, 18 May 1893
Home Town:	Terang, Corangamite, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mechanic
Died:	Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 26 March 1896, aged 2 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Colac General Cemetery, Victoria CLC-LAWN-B06-808-76
Memorials:	Camperdown I.O.O.F. Great European War Roll of Honor, Terang War Memorial

World War 1 Service

3 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3022, 21st Infantry Battalion
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3022, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3022, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
18 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion
26 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion
27 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3033, 58th Infantry Battalion, GSW left leg and chest
11 Oct 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion
23 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3022, 58th Infantry Battalion, 3rd MD

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

See link under documents for detailed interview by Lambis Englezos in 1992 with Cpl William BOYCE