Arthur Percy Thomas Boyle

Arthur Percy Thomas Boyle

Personal Information
Date of Birth	29 Jun 1873
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 ; 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 , Mr 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 War Memorial (Beenup panel) Armadale and Districts Roll of Honour
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 most of the 28th Battalion was evacuated from Anzac to Lemnos. (Their machine gunners remained until the last evening). On 6th Jan 1916 they boarded the HMT Ausonia for Alexandria where they disembarked on 10 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."

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.