Harold William BOYD

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Service Number:	5207
Enlisted:	27 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Meredith, Victoria, Austraila., 1895
Home Town:	Alphington, Darebin, Victoria
Schooling:	Meredith State School & Geelong High School, Victoria, Austraila
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Died of wounds, 46th CCS, Mendinghem, Belgium, 24 July 1917
Cemetery:	Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinghe, Flanders, Belgium Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 32
Memorials:	Alphington Soldiers Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Meredith State School No 1420 Roll of Honor

27 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 5207, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Melbourne, Vic.
9 Sep 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 5207, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1915:	Embarked Gunner, 5207, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
14 Dec 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, Echelon & Records, Egypt
30 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, War Records Section , France
29 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , France. Reverted to Gunner.
22 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 5207, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , SW to hand and skull (fractured). Evacuated to 46th CCS but later died of his wounds on 24 July 1917.
24 Jul 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 5207, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5207 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-07-24

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