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BOYD, Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4070 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Lithgow, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31., Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lithgow War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4070, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4070, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 4070, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4070 awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Medal |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He is honoured on the Mid Calder War Memorial
Location: Gates to local cemetery. Off Main Street at South end of Village.
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