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Andrew Price Boyd

In memory of:

Lieutenant Andrew Price Boyd

August 31, 1944

Military Service

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

14th Canadian Hussars, R.C.A.C.

Division:

8th Reconnaissance Regt.

Additional Information

Son of Cecil Leroy Boyd and Alma L. Boyd, of Kingston, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 256 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (HAUTOT-SUR-MER)
Seine-Maritime, France

Grave Reference:

M. 27.

Location:

From the centre of Dieppe take the Avenue Gambetta and Avenue des Canadiens. Head along the N27 out of Dieppe in the direction of Rouen until the first roundabout where there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission sign. Go across the roundabout and continue until you reach a second roundabout. Take the first turning right where there is another CWGC sign. Continue until Chemin des Jonquilles, a road on the left. The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is on the right of this road and is clearly visible.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Biography– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Biography – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Kingston Whig-Standard. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Kingston Whig-Standard. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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  • Memorial– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2734 Lt Andrew Price Boyd (RMC 1940) was the son of Cecil Leroy Boyd and Alma L. Boyd, of Kingston, Ontario. He served with the 14th Canadian Hussars, R.C.A.C., 8th Reconnaissance Regt. He died on August 31, 1944 at 22 years of age. He was buried in Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery Hautot-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime, France M.27.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2734 Lt Andrew Price Boyd (RMC 1940) was the son of Cecil Leroy Boyd and Alma L. Boyd, of Kingston, Ontario. He served with the 14th Canadian Hussars, R.C.A.C., 8th Reconnaissance Regt. He died on August 31, 1944 at 22 years of age. He was buried in Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery Hautot-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime, France M.27.
  • Plaque– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2734 Lt Andrew Price Boyd (RMC 1940) was the son of Cecil Leroy Boyd and Alma L. Boyd, of Kingston, Ontario. He served with the 14th Canadian Hussars, R.C.A.C., 8th Reconnaissance Regt. He died on August 31, 1944 at 22 years of age. He was buried in Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery Hautot-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime, France M.27.

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    Plaque
    Plaque – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2734 Lt Andrew Price Boyd (RMC 1940) was the son of Cecil Leroy Boyd and Alma L. Boyd, of Kingston, Ontario. He served with the 14th Canadian Hussars, R.C.A.C., 8th Reconnaissance Regt. He died on August 31, 1944 at 22 years of age. He was buried in Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery Hautot-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime, France M.27.
  • Stained Glass Window– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2734 Lt Andrew Price Boyd (RMC 1940) was the son of Cecil Leroy Boyd and Alma L. Boyd, of Kingston, Ontario. He served with the 14th Canadian Hussars, R.C.A.C., 8th Reconnaissance Regt. He died on August 31, 1944 at 22 years of age. He was buried in Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery Hautot-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime, France M.27.

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    Stained Glass Window
    Stained Glass Window – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2734 Lt Andrew Price Boyd (RMC 1940) was the son of Cecil Leroy Boyd and Alma L. Boyd, of Kingston, Ontario. He served with the 14th Canadian Hussars, R.C.A.C., 8th Reconnaissance Regt. He died on August 31, 1944 at 22 years of age. He was buried in Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery Hautot-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime, France M.27.
  • Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery– The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens)

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    Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
    Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery – The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens)

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