Thomas Hewett BOYD MC

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Service Number:	63
Enlisted:	22 August 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Linton, Victoria, Australia., May 1892
Home Town:	Alphington, Darebin, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Compositor
Died:	Killed In Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery:	Passchendaele, New British Cemetery
Memorials:	Alphington Soldiers Memorial, Meredith State School No 1420 Roll of Honor

22 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 63, 6th Infantry Battalion
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 63, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, 63, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, G.S.W. Right Arm
15 Jan 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion
5 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 6th Infantry Battalion
26 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, 63, 6th Infantry Battalion, G.S.W.Back
5 Jun 1917:	Honoured Military Cross
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement Lieutenant, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-04

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