Harold Paul BOYCE

BOYCE, Harold Paul

    Service Number: 1704
    Enlisted: 19 January 1915, Enlisted at Oaklands Park, SA
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Wallaroo, South Australia, 24 September 1890
    Home Town: Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Grocer
    Died: Died of wounds - thigh and abdomen, At sea on board HS Gascon, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 June 1915, aged 24 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain Rev. Lee Warner officiated Panel 35, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Old Burke Ward Boys Roll of Honor, Broken Hill Railwaytown War Memorial, Broken Hill War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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    World War 1 Service

    19 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1704, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Oaklands Park, SA
    1 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 1704, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
    1 Apr 1915: Embarked Private, 1704, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of John Boyce and Catherine Victoria Boyce nee Harris of Newton Street, Railway Town, Broken Hill, NSW. Brother of Percy Boyce, Essie May Boyce, Alma Constance Boyce and Hurtle James Paull Boyce

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

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