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BOER Edward Douglas MB BS

1918-2010

Edward (Ted) Douglas Boer was born in Streaky Bay SA, on 31st January 1918. His parents were Adolph Oswald Boer, a medical practitioner, and Lena Violet Boer, nee Millar.  His mother was the daughter of James Paton Millar and Emily Bebbington. Edward had two siblings, a brother Millar and sister Nancy. He was educated at Prince Alfred College and studied medicine at the University of Adelaide graduating MB BS in 1942. He undertook his resident year at the RAH in 1942.

Boer joined the CMF in 1939, and enlisted in the 2/AIF, at Wayville, as a captain, on 14th December 1942.  He gave his mother as his next of kin, and he was living in Thorngate, SA, at the time. Boer was immediately taken on full-time duty and appointed to 105 AMH before being transferred to 123 AGH on 19th December 1942. Then he was posted to 25th Inf Bn on 29th January 1943, and was required to attend the AAMC School at Ivanhoe, Victoria on 10th March 1943, for 14 days. He married Enid Berrima Roberts on 8th June 1943, and changed his next of kin to his new wife. She was the daughter of Alfred James Roberts and Mary Myrtle, nee Bates. They were to have two children, a son and a daughter. Boer was transferred to 101 AGH on 22nd July 1943. He completed locum tenens in Terowie, from 7th August 1943 to 11th August 1943, before briefly joining 16th FdAmb, and then on 22nd August re-joining 101 AGH. He returned to S LoC area on 22nd September 1943. Boer embarked in Darwin on 30th November 1944 for Sydney, disembarking on 8th December 1944 and appointed RMO to 2/6 Armoured Regt, on 27th April 1945. Boer had several other detachments to a number of units until, on 19th September 1945, he joined HQ Northern Territory Force. He returned to SA LoC area, on 12th March 1946, and was required for locum tenens duties, and many other brief appointments to SA units. His appointment was terminated on 11th September 1946, and he was placed on Reserve of Officers. He retired from military service on 7th December 1964.

Boers entered general practice on Payneham Road, College Park, SA. Boer was the doctor for the North Adelaide Football Club, from 1954 to 1981. He was also the doctor for the South Australia Team, in 1974 and 1975. The Medical Room at the North Adelaide Football Club is named after him, and he was made a Life Member of the Club in 1964. Edward Douglas Boer died on 1st October 2010 and is interred at Centennial Park Pasadena South Australia. His two children survived him. His wife had predeceased him on 7th December 1997, and is also buried at Centennial Park.

Source

Blood, Sweat and Fears III: Medical Practitioners South Australia, who Served in World War 2. 

Swain, Jelly, Verco, Summers. Open Books Howden, Adelaide 2019. 

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