BOYES, George Alfred
(Service number 73564)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 05/10/1879 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Woodgrove | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. BOYES (mother), Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 41st Reinforcements, H Company | ||
| Date | 27 July 1918 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | London, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Auckland Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 May 1956 | Age | 77 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
George Alfred Boyes was born on 5 October 1879 at Waimate, the son of Charles and Catherine (née Darrack) Boyes.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [12 December 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [12 December 2016]
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