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Thomas Murray Boyd

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas Murray AWMM
  • Surname
    Boyd AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 88 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Katikati, Western Bay of Plenty Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    To Australia at 22 years, a year before he enlisted, educated Katikati No 2 School, New Zealand Public - Brian - Researcher - 9 July 2016 - AWM Roll of Honour : https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1673423/
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Pre 15 January 1915 AWMM Wynard Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Thomas Boyd, Wynard Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 15 January 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 88 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 8" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      158 lb AWMM
    • 30 Sep 1917 {Age 26} AWMMKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Absorbed into 1st Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 29 August 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Gallipoli, 27 November 1915.

    Found guilty of (1) absent without leave while on inlying picquet 6-10 pm, 1 January 1916 (2) absent without leave while on inlying picquet 9.30 am, 2 January 1916, to 6.30 am, 4 January 1916: awarded 21 days' detention and forfeiture of 3 days' pay.

    Absorbed into 12th Light Horse Regiment, 22 February 1916; transferred to 5th Division Field Artillery, 1 April 1916. Promoted Bombardier, 1 May 1916.

    Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 25 June 1916.

    Admitted to 102nd Field Ambulance, 25 October 1916 (venereal disease); admitted to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 28 October 1916; to 31st General Hospital, Rouen, 23 November 1916; discharged to Base Details, 30 November 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 37 days. Rejoined unit, 9 December 1916.

    On leave to England, 4 June 1917.

    Killed in action, 30 September 1917.

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 September 1917 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Age 26 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    No known grave AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
    NAA B2455 file 3105580
    http://www.aa.gov.au/cgi-bin/Search?O=I&Number=3105580
    Further Reference
  • References
    • AIF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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09 July 2016BrianMelbourne, AustraliaResearcher

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