Paul Reginald Boyle (1917 - 1942)

Born 6 Feb 1917 in Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Died 1 Jul 1942 at age 25 in At Sea

Biography

Paul Boyle was a Prisoner of War during World War II.

Paul Boyle died as a prisoner of war on the Montevideo Maru during the Second World War.

Paul Reginald Boyle was born in 1917 in Wee Waa, New South Wales. His parents were Reginald John Boyle and Emma Rhoda Schwager.

He enlisted in the Australian Army (Militia) on 20 Nov 1939 in Sydney, NSW as a Private (486864). At the time he was a single bank officer, working in the Rural Bank of NSW in Martin Place and living with his parents at Manly. He was 5 ft 9 in tall. He was allocated to B Coy, 30th Bn.

On 06 Jun 1940 he enlisted in the Australian Army for overseas service as NX65450. He was initially allocated to 2/19th Bn but within a few days was transferred to 2/22nd Bn. He was promoted Cpl on 14 Jul 1941 and transferred to 17 Anti Tank Battery on 09 Aug 1941.

He was promoted Lance Sgt on 09 Sep 1941 and disembarked in Rabaul in the Territory of New Guinea on 30 Sep 1941.

When the Japanese invaded New Britain he was captured at New Massawa (?) on New Britain and became a Prisoner of War.

He died on board the "Montevideo Maru" when it was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of the Philippines on 01 Jul 1942 en route from Rabaul to Hainan where he was destined for forced labour.

Sources

• Birth - NSW BDM Birth index - BOYLE PAUL R; 9400/1917; REGINALD J; EMMA R; NARRABRI

• Australian Army Service Records - National Archives of Australia - BOYLE PAUL REGINALD : Service Number - NX65450 : Date of birth - 06 Feb 1917 : Place of birth - WEE WAA NSW : Place of enlistment - PADDINGTON NSW : Next of Kin - BOYLE REGINALD - http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=4628995

• Roll of Honour Notice - Family Notices (1945, October 25). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 14. Retrieved October 2, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27921295

• Roll of Honour - https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1696862

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission - https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2615411/paul-reginald-boyle/

• Probate Notice - Advertising (1946, January 18). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved October 2, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17967713

• Virtual War Memorial Australia: https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/620798

• The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial https://www.powmemorialballarat.com.au/prisoners-of-war/boyle-paul-reginald/