∼WW1 Service Record
Regimental number 63
Date of birth --/05/1892
Place of birth Linton, Victoria
Religion Church of England
Occupation Compositor
Address Hawker Street, Alphington, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Boyd, Hawker Street, Alphington, Victoria
Enlistment date 22 August 1914
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 6th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/23/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll Commissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll 6th Battalion
Promotions
2nd Lieutenant
Unit: INF6
Promotion date: 5 August 1916
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular Name given on RoH circular as Thomas Hewett Alphington BOYD. Enlisted, 22 August 1914. Wounded, 25 April 1915 and 26 April 1917. Promoted 2nd Lieutenant, 5 August 1916; Lieutenant, 12 May 1917.
Fate Killed in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or wounding Broodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium
Date of death 4 October 1917
Age at death 25
Place of burial Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row C, Grave No. 7), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 46
Medals
Military Cross
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917
SOURCE – AIF Project
∼Son of Samuel and Florence Boyd of Alphington, Victoria. He was killed in action, aged 25 years.
Awarded the Military Cross.
∼WW1 Service Record
Regimental number 63
Date of birth --/05/1892
Place of birth Linton, Victoria
Religion Church of England
Occupation Compositor
Address Hawker Street, Alphington, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Boyd, Hawker Street, Alphington, Victoria
Enlistment date 22 August 1914
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 6th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/23/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll Commissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll 6th Battalion
Promotions
2nd Lieutenant
Unit: INF6
Promotion date: 5 August 1916
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular Name given on RoH circular as Thomas Hewett Alphington BOYD. Enlisted, 22 August 1914. Wounded, 25 April 1915 and 26 April 1917. Promoted 2nd Lieutenant, 5 August 1916; Lieutenant, 12 May 1917.
Fate Killed in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or wounding Broodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium
Date of death 4 October 1917
Age at death 25
Place of burial Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row C, Grave No. 7), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 46
Medals
Military Cross
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917
SOURCE – AIF Project
∼Son of Samuel and Florence Boyd of Alphington, Victoria. He was killed in action, aged 25 years.
Awarded the Military Cross.
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