Regimental number | 8/1092 |
Address | 5 Ranfurly Street, Caversham, Dunedin |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, John Boyes, 5 Ranfurly Street, Caversham, Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Lieutenant |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 46), Armentieres, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Annie Boyes, 2 Ranfurly Street, Caversham (only son) |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |