Private Robert James Boyd
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Boyd,
Robert James
Date of birth: 1897-08-03
Place of birth: Carman Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: Robert A Boyd (father,) 723 2nd Ave. NW, Calgary, Alberta
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Sign Painter
Occupation (normalized): Sign Painter
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 160332
Highest Rank:
Private
(72nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 72nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: VIMY RIDGE
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1565556
LAC ID:
58711
Service file: B0977-S017
Uploader's Notes: Son of Robert Albert Boyd, of Calgary, Alberta. Born at Carman, Manitoba. One of four sons who served, two of whom fell.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 72nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-09