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Chester Fleming Boyd

In memory of:

Corporal Chester Fleming Boyd

August 7, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

103114

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

"B" Coy. 54th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 24, 1889

Son of John and Janet F. Boyd, of Cottonwood, Cariboo, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 205 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. G. 30.

Location:

Noeux-les-Mines is a town 6 kilometres south of Bethune on the main road to Arras. The Communal Cemetery is on the northern side of the town, on the south-east side of the road to Labourse.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of April 1, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y96uvic#page/n0/mode/1up

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of April 1, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y96uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Grave Marker– Chester Boyd's grave marker in Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Chester Boyd's grave marker in Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery
  • Service Roll (Page 1)– High School Service Roll

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    Service Roll (Page 1)
    Service Roll (Page 1) – High School Service Roll
  • Photo of CHESTER FLEMING BOYD– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of CHESTER FLEMING BOYD
    Photo of CHESTER FLEMING BOYD – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of CHESTER FLEMING BOYD– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Border to Boys. Mircoform Sequence 12; Volume Number 131829_B016721; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 156 Page 789 of 934.

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    Photo of CHESTER FLEMING BOYD
    Photo of CHESTER FLEMING BOYD – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Border to Boys. Mircoform Sequence 12; Volume Number 131829_B016721; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 156 Page 789 of 934.

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