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AARONS, Julien Boyd
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 26 April 1876 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School; Sydney University |
| Occupation: | Mining Engineer |
| Memorials: | Kalgoorlie Boulder 84th Infantry Goldfields Regiment Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Apr 1915: | Involvement Captain, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Apr 1915: | Embarked Captain, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 11 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, Officer, London, England |
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Name is incorrectly spelt on the Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au) as Julien. Actually spelt Julian. In 1919, Julian Boyd Aarons changed his name via Deed Poll to Julian Boyd.
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After the war, Julian Boyd moved to America where he joined the 'Pacific Coast Borax Company' which was a goldmining company. He also took up a position as a lecturer at the University of Southern California where he taught one night a week on goldmining.