BOYD, Andrew
| Service Number: | 46 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Scone, New South Wales, Australia, December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Wounds, 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, 30 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Portsmouth (Milton) Cemetery, Hampshire, England Plot H, Row 19 Grave No. 14. INSCRIPTION IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. BOYD OF SCONE, N.S.W , Portsmouth (Milton) Cemetery, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Scone Barwick House War Memorial Arch, Scone Public School WW1 Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 46, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 46, 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 46, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 2 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 46, 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW/SW to left thigh & contusion of abdomen. Died of wounds 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 30th August…… Private Andrew Boyd was born at Scone, New South Wales in 1891. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 7th April, 1915 as a 23 year old, single, Carpenter from Hill Street, Scone, NSW.
Private Andrew Boyd embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 25th June, 1915 with “C” Company, 18th Infantry Battalion, 5th Infantry Brigade.
Private Boyd was admitted to 5th Field Ambulance at the Gallipoli Peninsula on 23rd November, 1915. He was transferred to Hospital Ship Glenart Castle & admitted to St. Andrews Hospital at Malta on 3rd December, 1915. He was transferred to Alexandria on 21st January, 1916 & was admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital at Heliopolis on 22nd January, 1916 with Enteric.
A Medical Report was completed on Private Andrew Boyd on 26th January, 1916 at 1st Australian General Hospital regarding his disability of Debility following Enterica. The disability, it was reported, occurred in November, 1915 while at Gallipoli. The Medical Board reported that the infection Private Boyd had contracted was caused from Active Service & that his present condition was good & that a change to Australia for 3 months would be advisable. The condition was not permanent.
Private Boyd was transferred on 2nd February, 1916 to No. 2 Auxiliary Hospital at Heliopolis. He was transferred to No. 3 Auxiliary Hospital at Heliopolis on 24th February, 1916 & was discharged to duty on 3rd March, 1916.
Private Boyd proceeded to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) from Alexandria on 18th March, 1916 & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 25th March, 1916.
Private Andrew Boyd was wounded in action in France on 2nd August, 1916. He was admitted to Field Ambulance with shrapnel wounds to thigh then transferred to Casualty Clearing Station. From there he was transferred to Ambulance Train on 8th August, 1916 & admitted to 13th General Hospital at Boulogne on 9th August, 1916. Private Boyd embarked on Hospital Ship St. Denis on 12th August, 1916 with gunshot wounds to diaphragm.
Private Boyd was admitted to 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on 12th August, 1916 with gunshot wounds to left thigh (severe). He was reported seriously ill on 22nd August, 1916.
Private Andrew Boyd died on 30th August, 1916 at 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England from wounds received in action in France - gunshot wounds to left thigh & contusion of abdomen.
He was buried in Milton Cemetery, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England where 11 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-milton.html
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