 1888 - 1917 (28 years)
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| Name |
Boyce, Robert (Thomas) |
| Title |
Private |
| Born |
19 Dec 1888 |
Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
5555 |
| Died |
10 Nov 1917 |
Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Buried |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Person ID |
I28 |
Boyce Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
18 Oct 2013 |
| Father |
Boyce, John, b. 01 Jun 1855, Barker Station, Mt. Harcourt, Victoria, Aust. , d. 09 Apr 1911, Tallangatta, Victoria, Australia (Age 55 years) |
| Mother |
Creamer, Catherine Alice, b. 17 Apr 1861, Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia , d. 24 Nov 1955, Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 94 years) |
| Married |
06 Jun 1880 |
Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia |
| Family ID |
F3 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos |
 | War Memorial (world War I) - Tallangatta Valley
The war memorial to the Tallangatta Valley soldiers who lost their lives in the first world war. The monument was erected in the gardens of the Tallangatta Valley School. The names of Tom and Jim Boyce are engraved on the monument.
The memorial was dedicated on January 29, 1920. Newspaper reports of the day state that the weather lent itself to the occasion, and that the beautiful garden connected to the school was crowded with people. |
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| Notes |
- Wodonga and Towong Sentinel Friday 4 June 1909
LAND NOTICES.
Renewal of Licenses Approved. - Mar-
tin V. Bohun, 3a, Berringa; Jas. T. Bills-
borrow, 1a 2r, Dederang; Conrad Bock,
2a 3r 35p, Berringa; John Billsborrow,
jun., 1a 2r, Dederang; Jno Boyce, jun., 1a
2r, Dederang; Thos. Boyce, 3a,Wyeeboo;
Killed in action WW1.
Private Thomas Boyce - 5555
23rd Bn. Australian Inf.
Killed in action - 10 November 1917, aged 28,
Commemorated - Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele,
Belgium, Plot XL, Row G, Grave No. 6
Enlisted in the Australin Imperial Force at Tallangatta, Victoria on 22 March 1916.
Stated on enlistment that he was born at Yackandandah, Victoria and that he was 27 and 3/12 years of age.
Served overseas in France with the 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion.
Killed on action in Belgium in 17 November 1917.
Medals Issued: British War Medal
Victory Medal
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