BOYD, Edward James
| Service Number: | 19008 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1917, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Yass, New South Wales, Australia, 4 October 1884 |
| Home Town: | Glebe, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | State School, Bendigo, Victoria, Technical School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Telephone Mechanice |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 17 August 1918, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 5. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 19008, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 19008, 1st Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Sergeant, 19008, 1st Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 15 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Divisional Signal Company, France | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 19008, 4th Divisional Signal Company, Villers-Bretonneux | |
| 25 May 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Villers-Bretonneux, For his actions on the night of 24-25 April 1918, when he maintained the Battalion's signal lines under heavy barrage fire. | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 19008, 4th Divisional Signal Company, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 17 Aug 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 19008, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 19008 awm_unit: 4th Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-08-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
19008 Sergeant (Sgt) Edward James Boyd, MM, 4th Division Signal Company, of Glebe, NSW was a telephone mechanic prior to enlisting on 1 March 1917.
Sgt Boyd embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Themistocles with the 30th Reinforcements, 1st Divisional Signal Company on 4 August 1917. He was taken on strength of the 4th Division Signal Company on 15 March 1918.
He was awarded the Military Medal for his actions on the night of 24-25 April 1918, when he maintained the Battalion's signal lines under heavy barrage fire. He was killed in action near Villers-Bretonneux, France on 17 August 1918, aged 33.
Source: AWM
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