BOULTWOOD, Harold Ray
| Service Number: | NX26385 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Fernmount, New South Wales, Australia, 1 April 1906 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bellingen Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Teller |
| Died: | Illness, Burma, 6 September 1943, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A4. D. 9. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX26385 | |
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| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX26385 | |
| 7 Aug 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX26385, 2nd/10th Field Ambulance , Freemantle, WA per HMT DD, disembarked Singapore | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 6 Sep 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX26385 |
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Ray Boultwood - Nowra Connection
While not immediately obvious from the basic data parameters, Ray Boultwood spent many years in Nowra NSW before the war, employed as a bank teller.
It was here he met local girl, Anne Miriam "Midge" Robson, and they were married in Nowra on the 9th July 1932.
At the time of Ray's enlistment, the pair were living at Mosman, however, Anne returned home to Nowra prior to him embarking.
In September 1944, Anne's family published a notice in the SMH under the 'Roll of Honour' heading, advising of Ray's passing. It also states Ray was the "dearly beloved husband of the late Midge Boultwood." Anne had passed away at a private hospital in Sydney, four months earlier.
When Nowra streets were named in Honour of WW2 Fallen, Ray Boultwood was included in their number.
Ref:
Clark Alan, Street Name Origins Shoalhaven N.S.W., 2000 Nowra
NSW BDM Marriage Record 9480/1932 NOWRA, BOULTWOOD, RAY H and ROBSON, ANNE M
The Sydney Morning Herald - Family Notices: 2 May 1944 and 29 September 1944
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