BOYD, James Roy
| Other Name: | Roberts, James - Name on enlistment papers |
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| Service Number: | 3244 |
| Enlisted: | 4 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Young, Young, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 5 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Grave IX. B. 5. |
| Memorials: | South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3244, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3244, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3244, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James and Ellen BOYD, "Syuna" Young, New South Wales
DEARLY LOVED AND DEEPLY MOURNED
Biography contributed by Peter Rankin
He served under the alias of James Roberts. He was only 17 years 6 months old when he was killed.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
24th Bn.7th Reinforcement,Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 22 [according to CWGC and the AIF Project] and the son of James and Ellen Boyd, of "Wyuna," Young, New South Wales.
Enlistment date 4 September 1915
Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria
Address State Savings Bank, Melbourne, Victoria
Age at embarkation 21
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/41/2
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Age at death from cemetery records 22