VX13608 Arthur Harold 'Sapper' Boyes, MID
VX13608 Arthur Harold 'Sapper' Boyes, MID
| Date of birth | 1896-03-23 | Melbourne VIC |
| Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs) | 1915-02-18 | |
| Royal Military College | 1915-02-18 - 1918-12-11 | |
| Date commissioned | 1918-12-12 | |
| Interwar Service 1 | 1921-05-01 | adjutant & QM 28th battalion |
| Interwar Service 2 | 1925-05-18 | adjutant & QM 44th battalion |
| Interwar Service 3 | 1926-12-12 | captain |
| Interwar Service 4 | 1928-04-23 - 1934-04-22 | aide de camp Gov WA |
| Interwar Service 5 | 1931-04-25 | adjutant & QM 11/16th battalion |
| Interwar Service 6 | 1933-10-21 | attached Headquarters Field Troops 5 MD |
| Interwar Service 7 | 1934-03-27 | adjutant & QM 36 battalion |
| Interwar Service 9 | 1938-11-14 | brigade major 1st Brigade |
| Career summary 1 | 1939-11-13 | general service officer grade 2 Operations AHeadquarters |
| Career summary 2 | 1940-04-04 | seconded 2 AIF major |
| Career summary 3 | 1940-05-07 | brigade major 20th Brigade |
| Career summary 4 | 1940-10-17 | lieutenant colonel commanding officer 2/26th battalion |
| Appointment | 1940-10-17 - 1942-02-06 | Battalion: 2/26th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: brigade major 20th Brigade; Reason for end of appointment: removed from command new command -infantry battalion |
| Career summary 5 | 1941-08-15 | arrived S'pore |
| Career summary 6 | 1941-11-28 | attached 2/20th battalion 23 |
| Career summary 7 | 1942-02-06 | relinquished command 2/26th battalion |
| Appointment | 1942-02-06 - 1942-02-12 | Battalion: X (ad hoc- S'pore); Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: commanding officer 2/26th; Reason for end of appointment: killed in action: Singapore |
| Career summary 9 | 1942-02-10 | MIAbK reported |
| Career summary 12 | 1942-02-12 | KInterim Army reported |
| killed in action | 1942-02-12 | |
| Career summary 11 | 1942-02-16 | missing in action reported |
| Career summary 10 | X battalion overun in vic Jurong trig point | |
| Interwar Service 8 | adjutant & QM 41 battalion 28 Sep 36 (admin commanding officer) | |
| Career summary 8 | commanding officer X battalion (ad hoc bn of stragglers, rfts, base tps etc.) 6 Feb 42 [possibly considered best man to weld this lot together] | |
| Date of death | 1942-02-12 |
Occupation: Staff Corps Officer
