BOYCE, Archibald Reginald
| Service Number: | 511 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, Middlesex, England, May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Petina, Streaky Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Highbury Council School, London, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | By An Anti-Tank Gun During An Attack Near, Framerville, France, 9 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot IV, Row F, Grave 15, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Streaky Bay War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 511 | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 511, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 511, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 15 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 511, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
born: Middlesex, London, England
Father George Adolphus Boyce and Mother Elizabeth Boyce,
lived at 3 Claremont Avenue, St Louis, Annexe, Montreal, Canada
(1921 moved to 36 Brock Avenue, South Montreal, West Quebec, Canada)
Siblings:
Albert E M Boyce
Herbert Sweet Boyce
Vincent Boyce
Brother in service:
Cyril Boyce - (1967) living at Murray Terrace, Oaklands Park, South Australia
wrote to AIF for brother Archibald's Gallipoli Medallion
6972 Private Cyril Boyce - 10th Infantry Battalion
Born: London England
lived at Kensington, South Australia
26/10/1915 enlisted into WWI
16/12/1916 embarked Outer Harbour, SA onboard HMAT A35 Berrima
as a Private with 10th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
12/12/1918 returned to Australia
26/03/1970 passed away
buried in: Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia
Derrick Gardens, Path 15, Grave 862A
Prior to enlisting Archibald worked in farming at Petina, Streaky Bay,
South Australia.
Archibald was described on enlisting as 22 years 9 months of age; single;
5' 3 1/4" tall; 122 lbs; fresh complexion; brown eyes; light brown hair; Anglican
22/02/1915 enlisted into WWI at Keswick, SA
31/05/1915 embarked Outer Harbour, SA, onboard HMAT A2 Geelong
as a Private with 27th Battalion, C Company
04/09/1915 embarked to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces, Gallipoli
10/01/1916 disembarked into Mudros, ex Alexandria
16/03/1916 proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces
20/03/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
06/09/1916 sick (contusion of face) to hospital, Belgium
17/09/1916 transferred to No.6 Convalescent Camp, La Mouquet
19/09/1916 discharged to duty, Etaples, France
30/09/1916 proceeded to unit, Etaples
05/11/1916 gun shot wound to right arm, wounded in action, France
admitted 36th Casualty Clearing Station, France
06/11/1916 admitted to 6th General Hospital
transferred to Ambulance Train08/11/1916 transferred to England
09/11/1916 admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital, England
15/11/1916 transferred to 2nd Auxillary Hospital, England
21/11/1916 discharged from hospital, Perham Downs
08/02/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex Folkestone, onboard SS Invicta
11/02/1917 proceeded to join unit
15/03/1917 promoted to Lance Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion
23/10/1917 reverted to Private, 27th Infantry Battalion in Belgium
28/10/1917 gun shot wound right leg - wounded in action, Belgium
admitted 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Statiion
admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance
transferred to 14th General Hsopital, Boulogne, France
30/10/1917 embarked to England
20/11/1917 transferred from 2nd Eastern General Hospital to
Military Hospital, Preston,
12/12/1917 at No. Com. Depot, Sutton Veny
07/03/1918 proceeded overseas to France, ex Longbridge, Deverill
08/03/1918 in Havre, France
12/03/1918 in Belgium, rejoined battalion
09/08/1918 killed in action by an anti-tank gun during an attack near Framerville, France
Buried near where he layed, and a cross was erected over the grave.
He was exhumed and reburied in:
Heath Cemetery, 2500 yards north of Harbonnieres
Plot 4, Row F, Grave 15
His name is commemorated on Panel 109 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals: British War medal (13102); Victory medal (13043)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (348776)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 22/04/2017. Lest we forget.
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