Stewart Augustine Boyd

A Private with 5th Coy., Stewart died on 5th of May 1917 at the age of 33. 

Stewart was born at Broxbourne, Ware, Hertfordshire, in 1883, a son of Alexander Gaviller and Charlotte Christian Boyd. In 1891 his family lived at The Lawn, High Road, Broxbourne. In 1901 Stewart was a pupil at a private school at 13 Bracondale, Norwich, and his parents were living at Stronsay, Kirkley Cliff Road, Lowestoft. 

By 1911 Stewart was working as an electrical tester, working for Sunderland Corporation, and living at 9 Shakespeare Terrace, Sunderland. Stewart then worked for Lowestoft Corporation Electrical Lighting Company before moving to Australia. He lived at 77 Mary Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales. 

Stewart enlisted in the 4th Reinforcements of the 18th Battalion Australian Infantry at Liverpool, New South Wales, on 8 July 1915. On 30 September 1915 he embarked at Sydney on H.M.A.T. Argyllshire.  

On 10 January 1916 Stewart was taken on strength of the 18th Battalion Australian Infantry at Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt. On 18 March 1916 his unit embarked at Alexandria and arrived at Marseilles on 25 March 1916.

Stewart received a shrapnel wound to his face on 26 August 1916 and was sent to hospital. He returned to duty on 31 August 1916. On 10 December he was absent without leave for one hour and was awarded 24 hours Field Punishment No 2 as a consequence. 

On 11 January 1917 Stewart was admitted to hospital to be treated for scabies. He returned to duty on 2 February 1917and, that day, was transferred to serve with 5 Company Australian Machine Gun Corps. He was killed in action on 5 May 1917. 

Stewart's personal effects, one pair of boot laces, a money belt, a belt, a handkerchief, a brush, a jug purse, a book of views, postcards, two books, two booklets, a balaclava, two rubber stamps, curios, a metal bracelet and a flag, were sent to his father.  

His brother Kenneth Seymour Boyd also fell.