Joseph Butler Boyd
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| Personal Information | |
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| Date of Birth | 10 May 1917 |
| Place of Birth | Belfast, Ireland |
| Death | 15 Nov 1959, aged 42 |
| Place of Death | Belmont, Western Australia |
| Age at Enlistment | 25 years, 8 months |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Byford, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Wife , Mrs Nellie Boyd |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 82847 |
| Date of Enlistment | 6 Feb 1943 |
| Rank | Leading Aircraftman |
| Unit/Formation | No. 56 PTC |
| Post War Details | |
Pre War
Eleven year old schoolboy Joseph traveled with his family on the SS Baradine from London to Fremantle , departing London on 1 Sep 1927. During 1938 Joseph married Beatrice Nellie Hunt.
Electoral Roll entry: 1943 at Bunbury road, Byford, truck driver
War Service
discharged 20 Feb 1946
Post War
On 2 Oct 1953, 36 year old Joseph, with his first wife Beatrice Nellie, and daughters Maureen A. (13 years old); Jean E. (12) and Marion I. (9) sailed from Southampton for Fremantle aboard the Aberdeen and COmmonwealth Line's SS Moreton Bay. Joseph is listed as a Pane beater and that they had lived at 139 Arthuclie st, Barrhead in Scotland prior to the journey.
During 1959 Joseph married a divorcee Alice Bennett (1914 - 6 Dec 2006) who died in Beckenham aged 92.
Electoral Roll entries: 1949 at corner of Hardy and Fulham streets, panel beater; South Belmont, 1954 at 158 Surrey road, South Belmont, panel beater;
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