Major John McClelland Boyd

Service number 152
Ranks Held Acting Sergeant, Captain, Lieutenant, Major
Birth Place Ireland: Antrim, Ballymena
Death Date 1925-10-14
Death Place Australia: New South Wales, Wentworth Falls
Final Rank Major
Service Australian Imperial Force
Unit 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1918-01-16
Published in London Gazette in 1918-12-02
Published in London Gazette in 1919-06-05
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-10-06
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-05-23
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23

Rolls

  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Acting Sergeant
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    05 June 1919 on page 7190 at position 10
    Commonwealth Gazette
    06 October 1919 on page 1466 at position 7
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
    London Gazette
    16 January 1918 on page 937 at position 29
    Commonwealth Gazette
    23 May 1918 on page 1125 at position 61
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    02 December 1918 on page 14284 at position 3
    Commonwealth Gazette
    23 May 1919 on page 882 at position 9

Timeline

Date of enlistment 19 September 1914
Date of embarkation 21 December 1914
Date of recommendation honour or award 11 September 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 27 February 1918
Date returned to Australia 27 June 1919
Date of death 14 October 1925