BOYCE, Frederick James
| Other Name: | Boyd, James - Service Record |
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| Service Number: | 475 |
| Enlisted: | 17 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Nephritis, No. 1 Section, War Hospital, Exeter, Devon, England, 26 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Exeter Higher Cemetery, Devon, England Grave No. 157 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 475, 14th Machine Gun Company | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 14th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 14th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 13 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 23rd Machine Gun Company | |
| 15 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 23rd Machine Gun Company |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 26th March....Frederick James Boyce’s birth was registered in the district of Scone, New South Wales, Australia in 1889. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 17th April, 1916 under the name of James BOYD, stating he was a 25 year old, married, Labourer from Hamilton, NSW.
Private James BOYD embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 25th October, 1916 with the 14th Machine Gun Company, 7th Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 28th December, 1916. He was posted to Details at 6 & 7 Camp at Perham Downs, Wiltshire.
Private BOYD was transferred to 3rd Divisional Machine Gun Company on 12th February, 1917 then mustered as Driver on 15th June, 1917.
Driver BOYD proceeded overseas to France on 7th September, 1917.
Driver BOYD was sent sick to Hospital on 5th February, 1918 then invalided to England on 1st March, 1918 & was admitted to War Hospital, Exeter, Devon on 2nd March, 1918 with Nephritis - severe.
Driver James BOYD died on 26th March, 1918 at No. 1 Section, War Hospital, Exeter, Devon, England from Nephritis.
“Owing to his condition (Nephritis) and the uncertainty of his recovery from the operation he was not operated in till the symptoms forced it on 22.3.18…. about 26’ if the intestine (was) resected. There was a temporary improvement but gradually toxaemia symptoms developed and the patient died at 4.10 am today.”
Driver James BOYD was buried in Exeter Higher Cemetery, Devon, England where 5 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
A Memorial, which is located near the two chapels, contains the names of those buried in the circular plot surrounding the Memorial. The plot of land in front of the chapel was set aside by the Council as a commemorative plot early in World War 1. The burials are marked by simple granite slabs listing only the soldier’s name.
A Statutory Declaration was completed by Mrs Marian Boyce on 24th September, 1918 stating “my husband whose name was Frederick Joseph Boyce enlisted under the name of James Boyd and is identical with Driver James Boyd No. 457, 23rd M.G.C. A.I.F.”
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/higher-cemetery.html
Biography contributed by Peter Rankin
He served under the alias of James Boyd.
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