William Edward Boase

Notes for William Edward BOASE:

William Edward was killed in action in the first world war in Belgium. Memorial Panel no: 112 29 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium.In a statment made to the Enquiry Bureau he was the first man over theridge at Broodseinde and was hit by a shell. His medals were handed onto his sister Lucy for safe keeping for his oldest son. William wasa private No: 6047, was in the 28th Battalion and enlisted on the 16th July 1916. At that time he was41 years of age ... 5 foot 3 and a half inch tall with blue eyes and brown hair. He married Mary Woosnam sister of Ellen Woosnam, the wife of Philemon. (Two brothers married two sisters) His wife died when Edward was 22 months old and Kevin was5months old and the boys were raised by Lucy Boase (Lawson) whose husband had run off with her sister Kate. (Catherine Boase) Lucy (Lawson)Boasehad three daughters of her own, all older than the boys.

Children of William Edward BOASE and Mary Agnes WOOSNAM are:

i. Edward BOASE, B: 24 Nov 1911 in Kookynie, West Australia, D: 1993 in Melbourne Victoria, M: Sarah SWINTON, 26 Sep 1936 in Brunswick, Victoria. Notes for Edward BOASE: Youngest son of William Edward Boase - raised by Lucy (Boase) Lawson when his parents died. Enlisted at Moonee Ponds in WW2 . Enlistment no: V370239

ii. Kevin BOASE, B: 22 Apr 1913 in Menzies, D: 08 Mar 1965 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Notes for Kevin BOASE: Divorced from his first wife on the grounds of desertion. There wereno children to this marriage. He later married Jean and was a step-father to her son Bruce. On Tuesday 9th March 1965 Kevin was killed bya falling crate when working at Mortlock Brothers in Hay Street Perth.