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Arthur Alexander Boyd

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Boyd AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 24/355 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1894 AWMM New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 25 Edward Street, Rangiora, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Alexander Boyd (father), Rosedale, Kaikoura, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 24/355 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Arthur Boyd was the son of Alexander and Lucy Jane Boyd, of Rosedale, Kaikoura, New Zealand.

      First cousin of Alexander Boyd (54225) also kia. AWMM
    • Brother of Private Henry R. Boyd (NZEF service # 12/4139, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 11th Reinforcements NZEF - who was killed in action on 15 September 1916 - at the Somme, France. Refer to his military profile this website. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 17 November 2016 - Military Personnel File of Private Henry R. Boyd : AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    12 October 1917 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM
    • Marlborough War Memorial, 20 Seymour Street, Blenheim, 7201 AWMM
    • Kaikoura War Memorial, 34 Esplanade, Kaikoura 7300 AWMM
    • Kaikoura Anglican Church, 29 Torquay St, Kaikoura AWMM
    • Marlborough Great War Memorial, WW1 AWMM
    • St Peter's Anglican Church, Kaikoura AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
13 July 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
20 April 2022PaulAuckland, New ZealandResearcher
17 November 2016JeniferWairarapa NZResearcher

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