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ARMSTRONG, Eric Boyd
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2105 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 March 1915, Kerang, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Barham, Wakool, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Brighton Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barham War Memorial, Deniliquin War Memorial, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 14th Infantry Battalion, Kerang, Vic. | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2105, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2105, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 14th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 25 Aug 1915: | Involvement 2105, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2105 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: awm_died_date: 1915-08-25 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Pte 2105 Eric Boyd Armstrong was killed in action on 25 August 1915 during the attack on Hill 60. He fell during the advance and his body was not recovered as the Battalion didn't return to this area. Shell fire ignited stubble in the field and the ensuing fire burnt many of the fallen.
He is remembered on the Kerang War Memorial.
Source: Gallipoli Heroes, p.8