Hedley JOYCE

JOYCE, Hedley

Service Number: 3042
Enlisted: 15 June 1915
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 50th Infantry Battalion
Born: Gumeracha, South Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Paruna, Loxton Waikerie, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Noreuil, France, 2 April 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Noreuil Australian Cemetery
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murray Bridge Hospital Memorial Gates, Paruna Memory of the Fallen Arch Gates
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World War 1 Service

15 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3042, 10th Infantry Battalion
14 Sep 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3042, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
26 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion
12 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3042, Mouquet Farm
2 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3042, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3042 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-02

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

His brother,  2699 Private Tom Joyce of the 27th Battalion AIF was killed in action on 5 November 1916