Edward BOYLAN

Badge Number: 11128, Sub Branch: State
11128

BOYLAN, Edward

Service Number: 1683
Enlisted: 27 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Colton, South Australia, 13 June 1885
Home Town: Port Augusta, Port Augusta, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Memorials: Elliston War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

27 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1683, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide
11 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 1683, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
11 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 1683, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Lance Corporal, 1683
28 Dec 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 32nd Infantry Battalion, In the field
8 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1683, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 4th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Lawrence Thoms Boyland and Catherine Mary Dorothea (nee Cash) Boylan of Colton, West Coast, SA; brother of Patrick Boylan, Mary Boylan, James Boylan, Vincent Boylan, Helena Boylan, Aidan Boylan, Agatha Boylan, Ambrose Boylan, Agnes Margaret Boylan and Les Michael Boylan,

5 April 1919 - commenced return to Australia on board HT Armagh disembarking at Adelaide on 16 May 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal