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Private David Boyd

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Private David Boyd

Birth
Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death
12 May 1915 (aged 27–28)
Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Türkiye
Burial
Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Türkiye Add to Map
Plot
Row C. Grave 23.
Memorial ID
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Service Numbers: 1318, 1318A,
Enlisted: 11 November 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Lanark, Scotland, 1887
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Butcher
Died: Killed in action, Gallipoli, 12 May 1915
Cemetery: 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery
Row C, Grave 23 Chaplain W.McKenzie officiated
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
Son of Mrs Margaret Boyd, also known as Margaret Mason, of 22 Cromwell Street, Crosshill, Glasgow, Scotland

Next of kin given as his sister Jessie Boyd of 'Mosscroft', Mossgiel Road, Newlands, Glasgow, Scotland

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Service Numbers: 1318, 1318A,
Enlisted: 11 November 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Lanark, Scotland, 1887
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Butcher
Died: Killed in action, Gallipoli, 12 May 1915
Cemetery: 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery
Row C, Grave 23 Chaplain W.McKenzie officiated
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
Son of Mrs Margaret Boyd, also known as Margaret Mason, of 22 Cromwell Street, Crosshill, Glasgow, Scotland

Next of kin given as his sister Jessie Boyd of 'Mosscroft', Mossgiel Road, Newlands, Glasgow, Scotland

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Gravesite Details

Private, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.


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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56188289/david-boyd: accessed ), memorial page for Private David Boyd (1887–12 May 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56188289, citing 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Türkiye; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).