Robert Francis BOYD

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Service Number:	1709
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Metung, East Gippsland, Victoria
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 28 October 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Metung St. John's Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honor

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14 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1709, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1709, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
5 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion

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