Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Joseph Arthur William Boyd
In memory of:
Leading Aircraftman Joseph Arthur William Boyd
November 19, 1940
Military Service
R/54977
19
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Additional Information
Son of William and Violet Boyd, of Westmount.
Commemorated on Page 11 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada
Sec. M. Lot 3410. Grave 4854.
Montreal (Notre Dame des Nieges) Cemetery adjoins the Mount Royal Cemetery, in Montreal, Québec, and a War Cross is erected on the dividing line. Access by car via Highway 15 (Decarie) south, and take the exit for Queen Mary Road. Follow signs for Cote des Neiges Road south. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left hand side of this road. During both wars, Montreal was the headquarters of No. 4 Military District. The city had seven military hospitals with more than 900 beds during the First and Second World Wars. The Royal Air Force Ferry Command had its headquarters at Dorval Airport and there was a Royal Air Force Station at St.Hubert. Some graves cannot be individually marked and are commemorated on a bronze plaque fixed to the Cross of Sacrifice.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Photo of JOSEPH ARTHUR WILLIAM BOYD – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star November 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Joseph Arthur William Boyd – Photo submitted for the project Operation Picture Me with the permission of McGill University from their web site, 'McGill Remembers' -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Gazette. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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