William Pearce BOYDELL

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BOYDELL, William Pearce

Service Number:	205
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Warialda, New South Wales, Australia, 6 February 1877
Home Town:	Pallamallawa, Moree Plains, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Station Manager, Grazier, General Commission Agent
Died:	Pallamallawa, New South Wales, Australia, 24 September 1949, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Moree Cemetery, NSW
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 205, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 205, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
29 Dec 1900:	Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 483 notes promoted to Corporal 29 Dec 1900.
5 Jul 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 205, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Discharged in South Africa 5 Jul 1901 as reported in The Brisbane Courier, 2 Sep 1901.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

William Pearce Boydell was born on 6 Feb 1877 at Warialda, New South Wales, a son to John Francis Boydell and Jessie Boydell (nee Pearce).

Prior to enlisting for the South African (Boer) War he was a Station Manager at St. George. He was discharged in South Africa and spent about 5 years there before returning to New South Wales where he married Jessie M. Crossing in Sydney. He selected 'Wenna' near Moree where they remained some 20 years.

(source- extracted from Obituary in the Northwest Champion, 3 Oct 1949- see link on profile).

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