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BOYD, William Leighton

Service Numbers:	7028, W67116
Enlisted:	21 February 1917
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Perth, Western Australia, 30 June 1898
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Perth Modern School
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Wembley, Western Australia, 22 July 1980, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
Memorials:	Subiaco Perth Modern School WW1 Supplementary Honour Board

World War 1 Service

21 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7028, 28th Infantry Battalion
24 Jul 1917:	Involvement Private, 7028, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Albany embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
24 Jul 1917:	Embarked Private, 7028, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Albany
29 Jan 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
16 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7028, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), 5th MD

World War 2 Service

26 May 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, W67116

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