BOYLAND, John
| Service Numbers: | 312, NX15670 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 17 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cecil Park and Hoyton Park Public Schools, NSW |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Concord, New South Wales, 2 February 1953, aged 57 years |
| Cemetery: |
Liverpool Cemetery and Crematorium, Sydney, NSW Anglican E, Section 14, Grave 125 |
| Memorials: | Hoxton Park Public School |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 312, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 312, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 312, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 18 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 312 |
World War 2 Service
| 20 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX15670 | |
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| 20 May 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX15670, Paddington, New South Wales | |
| 11 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, NX15670, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk, WIA | |
| 5 Feb 1943: | Discharged Private, NX15670, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
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Also served in WW2 service number NX15670
Was living at Cecil Park, Liverpool when he enlisted
WW1 Service
3 Battalion
Rank - Private
30 April 1915 Wounded in action - arm
15 September 1919 Returned to Australia on board Destroyer D22
Son of Courtney and Elizabeth Boyland. Husband of Martha Elizabeth Boyland (neeSweet). Of twelve children. Married Martha on 14 April 1917 at South Tidsworth, Somerset, England Brother of 3274 Pte Harry Boyland, 11th Bn, killed in action, 30 May 1916.
WW2 Service
Falsified his date of birth year to 1905, ten years later than that which appeared on his WW1 record
2/17 Battalion
Rank - Private
20 May 1940 Enlisted at Paddington, New South Wales. Address was Cecil Park, New South Wales
2 February 1943Discharged
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