Robert Melville BOYD

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Service Number:	2269
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia, 2 May 1894
Home Town:	Smythesdale, Golden Plains, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 6 August 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Smythesdale Methodist Church and Sunday School Honor Roll, Smythesdale War Memorial

27 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2269, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
27 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2269, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Robert is the brother of Gerge William Boyd Service No. 5044 8th Battalion. Died near Ypres Oct 1 1916