Boyce, 2nd Lieutenant Patrick Francis

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3240 Corporal Patrick Francis Boyce 1st Aust. Divisional Signal Coy.
Military Medal
Recommended 23-9-1917
Passed 25-9-1917

On 20th September, 1917 during the attack on POLYGON WOOD Corporal Boyce was in charge of Wireless and Power Buzzer station. He erected aerial under barrage fire and after much trouble and dangerous work ( being buried by shell fire and much shaken) he got into communication with the Corps directing station. He set out earths and power buzzer and obtained communications and constantly repaired same under constant shell fire. Having established his station he went through barrage to the Brigade Forward Stations and set them in working order. It was largely due to the conspicuous gallantry on the part of this N.C.O. that amplifier and power buzer communication was such a success.
Military Medal WW1.

Second Lieutenant Francis Patrick Boyce
Enlist in the 1st Australian Imperial Force at Melbourne on 29 July 1915.
Stated on Enlistment that he was born at Yackandandah, Victoria and that he was 21 and 10/12 years of age.
Appointed to a Commission on 9 March 1918
Served overseas in France with the following units:

6th Australian Infantry Battalion
1st Australian Divisional Signals Company
1st ANZAC Wireless Section

Appointment terminated on 20 October 1926

Honours and Awards: Military Medal
1914/15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Francis Patrick BOYCE

Regimental number 3520B
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Porter
Address Chelsea, Victoria
Marital status Single
Next of kin Mother, Mrs C Boyce, Ariel, Tallangatta Valley, Victoria
Enlistment date NO ENTRY
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 29 July 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 6th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/23/3
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll 2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll 1st Divisional Signal Company
Fate Returned to Australia 17 March 1919
Medals Military Medal

'On 20th September, 1917 during the attack on POLYGON WOOD Corporal BOYCE was in charge of Wireless and Power Buzzer Station. He erected aerial under barrage fire and after much trouble and dangerous work (being buried by shell fire and much shaken) he got into communication with the Corps directing station. He set out earth and power buzzer and obtained communications and constantly repaired same under constant shell fire. Having established his Station he went through barrage to the Brigade Forward Stations and set them in working order. It was largely due to the conspicuous gallantry on the part of this N.C.O. that Amplifier and Power Buzzer communication was such a success.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 7 March 1918

Family/military connections Brother: 3250A Sapper Edward BOYCE, 5th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 17 March 1919.

Service was conducted at Fawkner Memorial Park for
Patrick BOYCE Age : 57 on the 21-August-1951
Service: Burial
Location: Roman Catholic Compartment U Grave 9903.
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