| Regimental number | 24/355 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Kaikoura |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | School teacher |
| Address | 25 Edward Street, Rangiora |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 141 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, A Boyd, Rosedale, Kaikoura |
| Previous military service | Served in 1st Canterbury Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Lucy Jane Boyd, Rosedale, Kaikoura, Christchurch |
| Other details |
Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Egypt, 18 November 1915. Joined Western Frontier Force, 21 November 1915. Admitted to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, 11 December 1915 (dysentery); placed on 'dangerously ill' list, 21 December 1915; removed from 'dangerously ill' list, 25 December 1915. Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, , 20 January 1916; transferred to Emergency Convalescent Camp, Zeitoun, 1 February 1916; discharged to Base Depot, 8 February 1916; rejoined unit, Ismailia, 14 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Wounded in action, 19 July 1916 (gun shot wound, right arm), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to No 8 Stationary Hospital, 20 July 1916; to England, 21 July 1916, and admitted to Mile End Military Hospital, London, 22 July 1916; transferred to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 8 August 1916; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 15 August 1916; to NZ Convalescent Depot, Codford, 10 September 1916; to Sling Camp, 30 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 November 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 3 December 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 21 April 1917; Temporary Corporal, 8 June 1917. Promoted Corporal, 11 July 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 27 September 1917. Promoted Sergeant, 1 October 1917. Rejoined unit from leave, 8 October 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 27 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' War service: 869 days (of which 735 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/2nd NZRB |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22277999 |