Alexander BOYNE

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Service Numbers:	3363, 3363A
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

3 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland
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