

Katikati born Thomas Murray Boyd served with the First Australian Imperial Force (1AIF) during World War I. He saw action in Egypt, Gallipoli and the Western Front. On 30 September 1917 he was killed in action at Ypres.
Thomas Murray Boyd was born at Katikati in 1891. His parents were Thomas and Mary Ann Boyd (nee Murray) who married in Katikati in 1885. His father had arrived in New Zealand aboard the 'Lady Jocelyn' in 1878 as part of George Vesey Stewart's second part of Katikati settlers.
Thomas attended the Katikati No 2 School.
Thomas and four of his brothers would serve during World War One. He enlisted as a Driver from Liverpool, New South Wales in Australia on 15 January 1915. Thomas embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on 22 June 1915.
Thomas was absorbed into 1st Light Horse Regiment at Gallipoli on 29 August 1915. On 27 November 1915 he disembarked at Alexandria from Gallipoli. Other details are as follows:
On 30 September 1917 Thomas was killed in action at Ypres.
Thomas is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.
Sources:
The Pioneers, Settlers and Families of Katikati and District (2012) by Christine Clement and Ellen McCormack (p. 36-38).
Year: | 1917 |
Note: | Service Number: 88 |
First Names: | Thomas Murray |
Last Name: | Boyd |
Date of Birth: | 1891 |
Place of Birth: | Katikati |
Country of birth: | New Zealand |
Date of death: | 30 September 1917 |
Place of death: | Ypres, Belgium |
Place of burial: | No known grave |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Fathers name: | Thomas Boyd |
Fathers date of birth: | 1885 |
Fathers place of birth: | Templepatrick, Country Antrim, Ireland |
Fathers date of death: | 1943 |
Fathers place of death: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Mothers name: | Mary Ann Murray |
Military Service: | World War I (1914-1918) |