William BOYD

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Service Number:	2289
Enlisted:	8 June 1915, Enlisted at Nannup, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Albany, Western Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Nannup, Nannup, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Timber Worker
Died:	Died of wounds - abdomen, At sea (HS Nevasa), 14 September 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave. Buried at sea. C. A Thompson officiated Panel 52, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Nannup WW1, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial

8 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2289, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Nannup, WA
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2289, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2289, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Wandilla, Fremantle

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Son of George and Florence Boyd of 253 Barker Road, Subiaco, WA. In 1920 they were residing at 267 Hammersley Raod, Subiaco, WA

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of George and Florence Boyd of 253 Barker Road, Subiaco, WA. In 1920 they were residing at 267 Hammersley Raod, Subiaco, WA

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal