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Boyce, Leslie Atherton Gerard, 1897-1988
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1897-1988
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Leslie Atherton Gerard Boyce was born on 20 June 1897 at Burketown. After completing primary school in Toowoomba, Boyce won a State scholarship to attend Toowoomba Grammar School. In 1914 he joined the Toowoomba Foundry as a cadet engineer. He enlisted in the AIF in 1915, saw active service in France and was wounded twice. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1917. Boyce was made a director of the foundry in 1922 and became manager of the branch office in Rockhampton. In 1927 he was appointed CEO of the Toowoomba Foundry. On 29 April 1930, he married Harriot Rose Margaret Hall. After his retirement in 1958 the Boyces travelled widely and devoted much time to their garden. In 1973 Boyce was awarded an honorary Doctorate by UQ and in 1975 was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. Leslie Boyce died on 10 April 1988. The Boyces bequeathed their property in Toowoomba to the University of Queensland in 1969. It is now known as the Boyce Gardens & Rainforest and was heritage-listed in 2001.
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Revised, AM, 05-May-2020.
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Queensland Registrar of Deaths, 1988/52663
University of Queensland, 'About The Boyce Family and Gardens', accessed online 21-Nov-2018.