Military service
Burial/memorial information
He served with the Queen’s Own Cameron Cadet – NPAM – from 1931 to 1934 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with the Winnipeg Grenadiers – NPAM – service number 3610, from 15 May to 4 September 1939, then with the regular forces of that regiment in Manitoba, in Jamaica with Force Y, in Hong Kong with Force C. He had 834 days of service, including 55 overseas.
To commemorate his sacrifice, the Government of Manitoba named Boyd Creek, located at South Seal River in his honour in 1986.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Hong Kong Bar, Defence Medal.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal David Vernon Boyd
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Newspaper Clipping
David Vernon Boyd -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Photo of David Vernon Boyd
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Memorial
Lance Corporal DAVID VERNON BOYD is one of 30 members of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps who are commemorated on this panel of the Sai Wan Memorial. He was one of 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. -
Newspaper Clipping
Lance Corporal DAVID VERNON BOYD was reported to be Missing in Action the Canadian Army's 243rd overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on January 8, 1943. -
Dedicatory Inscription of the Sai Wan Memorial
Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canadian Casuatlies in the Defence of Hong Kong
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Unknown Marker
The Sai Wan Memorial is located at the entrance of Sai Wan Cemetery. 1,505 Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War are buried or commemorated at this cemetery, of which 444 of the burials are the remains of unidentified soldiers, including those of 107 Canadian soldiers, most of whom were killed or died of wounds during the defense of Hong Kong, which took place from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. This is one such grave marker. Although the identity of the soldier is only ¿Known Unto God¿, there is a possibility that the remains of Lance Corporal DAVID VERNON BOYD lie beneath this grave marker. Alll of the unidentified soldiers are commemorated at the Sai Wan Memorial. -
Biography (Page 1)
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Biography (Page 2)
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Biography (Page 3)
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Photo of David Boyd
In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me. -
Honour Roll
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Lance Corporal David Vernon Boyd
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal David Vernon Boyd
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal David Vernon Boyd
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal David Vernon Boyd
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal David Vernon Boyd
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal David Vernon Boyd
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal David Vernon Boyd
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal David Vernon Boyd
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal David Vernon Boyd
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 24 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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