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	J. M.	Boyes

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Q. M. Sergt.

	Forename(s)	John Reginald
	Surname	Boyes
	War	World War I, 1914-1918
	Serial No.	12/1564
	Date of Birth	23 October 1887
	Place of Birth	London, England
	Religion	Church of England
	First Known Rank	Sergeant
	Occupation before Enlistment	Gardener
	Next of Kin	George Boyes (brother), Hamilton, New Zealand
	Marital Status	Single
	Enlistment Date	14 December 1914
	Enlistment Address	Albert Street, Hamilton, New Zealand
	Military District	Auckland
	Age on Enlistment	27
	Body on Embarkation	3rd Reinforcements
	Embarkation Unit	Auckland Infantry Battalion
	Embarkation Date	14 February 1915
	Place of Embarkation	Wellington, New Zealand
	Transport	HMNZT 17; HMNZT 18; HMNZT 19
	Vessel	Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
	Page on Nominal Roll	71
	Military Awards	1914 – 1915 Star
		British War Medal
		Victory Medal
	Discharge Date	12 January 1916
	Reason for Discharge	Medically unfit for active service
	Place of Death	Hamilton, New Zealand
	Date of Death	22 July 1977
	Age at Death	89
	Year of Death	1977
	Cemetery Name	Hamilton Park, Newstead, Hamilton
	Biographical Notes	The 1925 Electoral Roll for Bay of Plenty, has John Reginald Boyes, a commission agent, residing in Opotiki.
	Archives NZ source	Military personnel file.
	Sources Used	Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
		New Zealand Society of Genealogists. ‘New Zealand Elections, Five Significant Rolls’ CD.

	A, Q.M.S. J. R. Boyes is noted as being ‘Wounded’ on the 8 August, in the Waikato Times, 18 August 1915, Page 5


	Transcript of image below . . . . . . . . Quartermaster Sergeant John Reginald Boyes, reported wounded, is 25 years of age. He is a native of London, and was educated at the Warehouseman, Clerks and Drapers College. He later spent two years in . . . . . the large London draper establishment and came to New Zealand nine years ago. For a time he was in the employ of a Wanganui firm, and about four years ago came to Hamilton, where he entered into the wove wire business. He left with the 3rd Reinforcements. He is brother of Mr George Boyes of Hamilton.

	Papers Past — New Zealand Herald — 4 November 1915, Page 5 … MEN WHO RETURNED… John Reginald Boyes, quartermaster sergeant, Hamilton.

	Papers Past — New Zealand Herald – 18 August 1915, Page 9 … NEW ZEALAND’S ROLL OF HONOUR… OFFICERS AND MEN REPORTED WOUNDED – Auckland Infantry Batallion … John Reginald Boyes (Quartermaster-Sergeant), eye – George Boyes, Hamilton

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