Arthur Alexander BOYD

Regimental number24/355
Date of birth16 April 1894
Place of birthKaikoura
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSchool teacher
Address25 Edward Street, Rangiora
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 7"
Weight141 lbs
Next of kinFather, A Boyd, Rosedale, Kaikoura
Previous military serviceServed in 1st Canterbury Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date28 May 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 10 October 1915
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/2nd NZRB
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22277999