Service number | VX13608 |
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Birth Date | 1896-03-23 |
Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
Death Date | 1942-02-12 |
Death Place | Malaya |
Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Service | Australian Army |
Units |
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Places | |
Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1946-08-01 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1946-09-12 |
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Harold 'Sapper' Boyes
Rolls
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 2/26th Battalion (Infantry) (PSL) (X Battalion Malaya)
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/26th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 01 August 1946 on page 3922 at position 7
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 12 September 1946 on page 2475 at position 72
Timeline
Date of birth | 23 March 1896 | Melbourne VIC |
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Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs) | 18 February 1915 | |
Royal Military College | 1915-02-18 - 1918-12-11 | |
Date commissioned | 12 December 1918 | |
Interwar Service 1 | 01 May 1921 | adjutant & QM 28th battalion |
Interwar Service 2 | 18 May 1925 | adjutant & QM 44th battalion |
Interwar Service 3 | 12 December 1926 | captain |
Interwar Service 4 | 1928-04-23 - 1934-04-22 | aide de camp Gov WA |
Interwar Service 5 | 25 April 1931 | adjutant & QM 11/16th battalion |
Interwar Service 6 | 21 October 1933 | attached Headquarters Field Troops 5 MD |
Interwar Service 7 | 27 March 1934 | adjutant & QM 36 battalion |
Interwar Service 9 | 14 November 1938 | brigade major 1st Brigade |
Career summary 1 | 13 November 1939 | general service officer grade 2 Operations AHeadquarters |
Career summary 2 | 04 April 1940 | seconded 2 AIF major |
Career summary 3 | 07 May 1940 | brigade major 20th Brigade |
Career summary 4 | 17 October 1940 | 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 | 15 August 1941 | arrived S'pore |
Career summary 6 | 28 November 1941 | attached 2/20th battalion 23 |
Career summary 7 | 06 February 1942 | 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 | 10 February 1942 | MIAbK reported |
Career summary 12 | 12 February 1942 | KInterim Army reported |
Date of death | 12 February 1942 | |
Killed in action | 12 February 1942 | |
Career summary 11 | 16 February 1942 | missing in action reported |
Career summary 10 | X battalion overun in vic Jurong trig point | |
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] | |
Interwar Service 8 | adjutant & QM 41 battalion 28 Sep 36 (admin commanding officer) |