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Garnet Leopold James Boase (1895 - 1970)

Garnet Leopold James Boase
Born in Wallaroo Mines, South Australia, Australiamap
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Husband of — married 1922 in Daly District, South Australia, Australiamap
[children unknown]
Died at age 74 in Wallaroo Mines, South Australia, Australiamap
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Garnet Boase was born in the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)
Garnet Boase is an Anzac who served in World War One.
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Garnet Boase has English ancestors.
Corporal Garnet Boase served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: 30 Aug 1915
Unit(s): 6th Field Artillery Brigade
Service ended: 16 Oct 1919

Garnet was born in 1895, son of James Boase and Florence Ann Trennery. [1]

On 30 August 1915 Garnet Leopold James Boase, aged 20, enlisted with the Australian Army, 34th Battery Australian Field Artillery, Regimental number 8394. He was an unmarried Methodist Turner and Fitter from Wallaroo Mines, South Australia. Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 22 November 1915. He served as a Driver with Field Artillery Brigade 6, Battery 18 and in 1919 was stationed in London, England. He returned to Australia in October 1919 as a Corporal with the 6th Field Artillery Brigade. Awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal. [2]

Garnet Leopold J Boase married Linda Annie Allen in 1922 at Wallaroo Mines, South Australia. [3]

Sons

Allen Boase (1923–1963)
Maurice Boase (1926–2000)

On 15 April 1942 Garnet Leopold James Boase enlisted with the Australian Army, Service Number S73788. He served as a Lieutenant with the 7th Battalion (SA) Volunteer Defence Corps until his discharge on 30 November 1945. [4]

He passed away on May5, 1970 [5] [6]and was buried at the Wallaroo Cemetery, Section General, Plot 1437. [7]

Sources

  1. Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
  2. Australia, WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
  3. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949
  4. Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945
  5. Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
  6. Copper Brought Them Here Volume One. Gould Book. Ed. Knight, R. and Briggs. T. p.27
  7. Find A Grave




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