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18th Battalion, Australian Infantry (Australian Army) |
| Date Of Birth: |
31/01/1885
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| Died: |
05/08/1916 (Killed in Action) |
| Age: |
31 |
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John Boyle was the eldest son of James and Mary Martha Boyle. William John Boyle was born in the townland of Clintycracken, Mountjoy (now Brocagh), near Coalisland, County Tyrone, on 31st January 1885. John was the oldest of seven children, six surviving. John’s father, James Boyle, died in 1897 when John was just twelve years old. By 1911, John, aged 16, and his sister were working as servants in Richhill, County Armagh. John emigrated to Australia. John Boyle enlisted on 29 July 1915 in Sydney, Australia. Private John Boyle was serving with the 18th Battalion of the Australian Infantry when he was killed in action on the last day of the Battle of Pozieres on 5th August 1916.
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Villers-Bretonneux is a village 16 kilometres east of Amiens on the straight main road to St Quentin. Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery is about 2 kilometres north of the village on the east side of the road to Fouilloy. This memorial stands within Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery.
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