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BOYLAND, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3274 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Prospect, New South Wales, 10 June 1889 |
| Home Town: | Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cecil Park and Hoyton Park Public Schools, via Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Sleeper hewer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, near Armentieres, France, 30 May 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 38 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hoxton Park Public School, Kirup War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3274, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3274, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle |
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11th Battalion
Rank - Private
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Courtney and Elizabeth Boyland; husband of Amelia May Boyland (nee Gray), of Salisbury Street, Subiaco later Atkinson Street, Liverpool, NSW. Father of Harry Courtney Boyland and John Ernest Boyland.
Amelia was the first widow to her her house in Atkinson Street was built by the Voluntary Workers Association. Volunteers constructed the house and the furnishings were supplied by employees of local businesses
Brother of 312 Pte John Boyland, 3rd Btn, returned to Australia, 15 September 1918
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