Charles Edward BOYES

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Service Number:	6404
Enlisted:	6 June 1916, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tarwood, Brisbane, Queensland, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Milton State School, Queensland
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 5 June 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme Plot 111, Row B, Grave 5 Chaplain W. S Smith officiated, Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Ribemont, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

6 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6404, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6404, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
Date unknown:	Involvement 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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25 Battalion

Rank - Private

Served in the Queensland Cadets

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of John William and Ann Ellen Boyes, of Agnes St., Torwood, Brisbane, Queensland.

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