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Private Ernest (Ernie) Clarence Boyd

Commemorated at
Memorial Name
Cowra First World War Memorial Grove
Given name
Ernest
Family name
Boyd
Gender
Male
Service number
4987
Conflicts
First World War, 1914–18
Campaign
Sinai - Palestine 1916 - 1918
Fate
Killed in action (KIA)
Fate date
26 February 1917
Additional information
Last held rank
Private
Unit at embarkation
18th Battalion - 13th Reinforcement. Transferred to machine gun section
Service
Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)
Veteran Notes/Bio

Enlisted as part of the "Boomerangs" recruitment march. Killed in action at Butte de Warlencourt, aged 26 years, buried in the field where he fell and the grave was later lost. Served on the Western Front.

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