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Commemorative scroll for Leading Seaman WW Boshier for service in the Royal Australian Navy
Commemorative scroll for Leading Seaman WW Boshier for service in the Royal Australian Navy

Commemorative scroll for Leading Seaman WW Boshier for service in the Royal Australian Navy

Date1945
Object numberANMS0197[002]
NameScroll
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall (Scroll): 328 × 211 mm
Overall (Note): 100 × 164 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Peter Myers
DescriptionA World War II commemorative scroll for Leading Seaman Willred William Boshier for service in the Royal Australian Navy.HistoryWilfred William Boshier was born on 29 April 1896 in Reading, Berkshire, England. He joined the Royal Navy on 29 April 1914 and was loaned to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in December 1920. Boshier transferred to the RAN in March 1922 and qualified as a naval diver in April 1923. Boshier was wounded in action in World War II in October 1944 and died on 19 June 1947. Leading Seaman Boshier served in the following RAN establishments and ships: CERBERUS, PLATYPUS, ALBATROSS, MELBOURNE, MALLOW, SYDNEY, CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, BRISBANE, ADELAIDE, PERTH, and BUNGAREE.SignificanceThis certificate of service is part of a collection of material chronicling the service of Wilfred William Boshier. Leading Seaman Boshier served in the Royal Navy and later in the Royal Australian Navy where he served during World War II and became a naval diver.