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BOYCE, Cyril
| Service Number: | 6972 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, Middlesex, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 26 March 1970, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 15, Grave 862A |
| Memorials: | North Adelaide Baptist Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6972 | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 6972, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 6972, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
born: Middlesex, London, England
Father George Adolphus Boyce and Mother Elizabeth Boyce,
lived at 3 Claremont Avenue, St Louis, Annexe, Montreal, Canada
(1921 moved to 36 Brock Avenue, South Montreal, West Quebec, Canada)
Siblings:
Albert E M Boyce
Herbert Sweet Boyce
Vincent Boyce
Brother in service:
511 Private Archibald Reginald Boyce - 27th Infantry Battalion
22/02/1915 enlisted into WWI at Keswick, SA
31/05/1915 embarked Outer Harbour, SA, onboard HMAT A2 Geelong
as a Private with 27th Battalion, C Company
04/09/1915 embarked to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces, Gallipoli
15/03/1917 promoted to Lance Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion
23/10/1917 reverted to Private, 27th Infantry Battalion in Belgium
09/08/1918 killed in action by an anti-tank gun during an attack near Framerville, France
Buried near where he layed, and a cross was erected over the grave.
He was exhumed and reburied in:
Heath Cemetery, 2500 yards north of Harbonnieres
Plot 4, Row F, Grave 15
His name is commemorated on Panel 109 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Cyril lived at Kensington, South Australia prior to enlisting.
Cyril was described on enlisting as 25 years, 5 months; 54 6" tall; 115 lbs;
dark complexion; brown eyes; brown hair; Church of England
26/10/1915 enlisted into WWI in Adelaide, SA
16/12/1916 embarked Outer Harbour, SA onboard HMAT A35 Berrima
as a Private with 10th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
16/02/1917 disembarked into Devonport, England
18/02/1917 marched into 3rd Training Battalion, Durrington, England
14/05/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex Folkestone
28/05/1917 taken on strength 10th Infantry Battalion, France
07/08/1917 sick to hospital
12/08/1917 admitted to Posting Military Hospital, England
12/12/1918 returned to Australia onboard HT Nestor
Medals: British War medal (18653); Victory medal (18399)
Married: Henrietta
Child: Allen Boyce
Cyril Boyce - (1967) living at Murray Terrace, Oaklands Park, SA
wrote to AIF for brother Archibald's Gallipoli Medallion
26/03/1970 passed away
buried in: Centennial Park Cemetery
Derrick Gardens, Path 15, Grave 862A
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 22/04/2017. Lest we forget.
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