Arthur Percy Thomas Boyle
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | Not known |
| Place of Birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Death | Apr 1950 |
| Place of Death | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Age at Enlistment | 41 years, 9 months |
| Description | 5' 6" (1.67m) tall ; weight 181 lbs (82.1 kg); Fair complexion; blue eyes; fair hair. |
| Occupation | brickmaker |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | c/- Mrs Collins, Cardup Brickworks, Cardup, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Eldest son Reginald Boyle |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 17 |
| Date of Enlistment | 2 Mar 1915 |
| Rank | Driver |
| Unit/Formation | 28th Battalion, A Company / 7th Brigade, 2nd Division |
| Date of Embarkation | 9 Jun 1915 - 30 Jun 1915 |
| Ship Embarked On | HMAT A11 Ascanius |
| Date of Return | 11 Dec 1918 - 31 Jan 1919 |
| Ship Returned On | SS Saxon |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Monument | Armadale (Beenup panel) |
| Medals |
1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal |
Pre War
Electoral records show 1916 - Cardup, labourer.
War Service
An original member of the 28th Battalion from 16 Apr 1915, having previously been in training as a member of C Company 24th Battalion.
On arrival in Egypt the battalion was sent to the Abbassia camp near Cairo, where they trained until late August before beginning the move to Alexandria where they boarded the HMT Ivernia on the 4th September. On arrival in Mudross harbour 10 Sep 1915 they transferred to a smaller boat the HMT Sarnia which then carried them to Anzac Cove and landed them that night.
Initially they took over the "Apex" salient before moving to the Lower Cheshire Ridge and finally Russell's Top. On the evening of 12th December the 28th Battalion was evacuated from Anzac to Lemnos. On 6th Jan 1916 they boarded the "SS Ansonia" for Alexandria where they arrived on 9 Jan 1916 before entraining for Tel-el-Kebir where they were responsible for protecting the Suez Canal near Ismailia.
On 15 Mar 1916 they moved back to Alexandria from Moascar in order to board HMAT A32 Themistocles for Marseilles via Malta, arriving there on 21st March.
From June 1916 to November 1917 Percy had four trips to hospital totalling 12 weeks, eventually being invalided home to Australia in Dec 1918 with severe Myalgia, and premature senility. In between hospital visits Percy appears to have been employed as a driver by both his battalion and English base units, having left France 28 Nov 1917 on the HMHS Carisbrook Castle. Discharged 3rd Military District on 24 Mar 1919.
"..fought through the Dardanelles campaign and went as regimental driver with his battalion to France."[1]
Post War
The West Australian 16 Jan 1919 lists him as amongst the troops on the SS Saxon.
On his return from England, Percy went to Tasmania (after a brief time in Victoria), where the last electoral record for him is dated 1949. Death notice in Hobart's The Mercury Sat 8 Apr 1950 p. 16.
Electoral Record entries - 1936 c/- E. Phillips, Snug, Tasmania, no occupation; 1940 at 6 Jordan Hill road, Hobart; 1943 Lindisfarme road Bellerive, no occupation; 1949 145 Bathurst street, West Hobart, pensioner.
References
- ↑ "The Drill of the Foot-Hills" (PDF) (1917). Western Australia. Feb–Mar 1917. p. 13. Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via State Library of Western Australia.