BOYD, Alexander James
| Service Number: | 1804 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 11 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Milsons Point, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Dulwich College, England |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Died: | 2 August 1961, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW East Terrace 3 Wall 10 |
| Memorials: | Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Mail Record of War Service |
World War 1 Service
| 21 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1804, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 19 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1804, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1804, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney | |
| 14 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1804, I ANZAC Corps Headquarters, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, I ANZAC Corps Headquarters | |
| 9 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 1804, 20th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW (chest) | |
| 27 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1804, 20th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Alexander James Boyd, only son of Mr. Alexander Heron Boyd, a well-known London journalist, was born in London on April 11, 1889. amd educated at Dulwich College, England. He arrived in Australia, after a period spent in the Federated Malay States, in 1912, and joined the reporting staff in June of that year. Enlisting in June, 1915,in the 29th Battalion, he first saw service in Gallipoli. In November, 1915, he joined General Birdwood's staff, and remained on it till July, 1916. He then returned to the 20th Battalion with the rank of Sergeant, and served through the Somme campaign. He was wounded at Bullecourt, and came back to Australia at the end of 1917, resuming durty in the office in February, 1918. He resigned in March, 1919, to join the staff of the Brisbane "Daily Mail".
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