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BOYER, Brinley Richard
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1523, 1516 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 11 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Special Memorial C. 88. Personal Inscription THY WILL BE DONE, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1523, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1523, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney | |
| 11 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1516, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1516 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1894 Boyer Brinley Richard Basingstoke 2c 201
He was the son of Jane Boyer, of 7, London St., Basingstoke, England, and the late Frederick Boyer. He formerly served with the Royal Horse Artillery before emigrating to Australia where he was employed as a farrier prior to enlistment. Pte Boyer embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Seang Choon on 11th February 1915.
He is remembered on the Basingstoke War Memorial along with fellow Australian soldier , Private WILLIAM EDWARD NORTH also interred in LONE PINE CEMETERY, ANZAC.
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