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Wilfrid (Fred) Boyer

In memory of:

Private Wilfrid (Fred) Boyer

May 14, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

1018696

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Division:

28th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

February 2, 1898
Duck Lake, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

February 28, 1917
North Battleford, Saskatchewan

He served as Fred Boya and is also commemorated on page 372 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.

Son of J. C. Boyer and Angele Ouellette, his wife, of Lorenzo, Saskatchewan. Brother of Private Hormidas Boyer, who died on September 9, 1917, while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment).

Commemorated on Page 372 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. K. 1.

Location:

Aubigny Communal Cemetery is south of the village of Aubigny-en-Artois and the Cemetery Extension is behind it. The village of Aubigny-en-Artois is approximately 15 kilometres north-west of Arras on the road to St. Pol. After turning into the village from the N.39 on the D.75, the Cemetery lies south on a road leading from the centre of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– 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 737 of 934. Soldier also known as Fred Boya

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – 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 737 of 934. Soldier also known as Fred Boya
  • Memorial– Death Penny given to family. His name is spelled incorrect, he was illiterate and Meti s so the person must have written it themselves poorly.

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    Memorial – Death Penny given to family. His name is spelled incorrect, he was illiterate and Meti s so the person must have written it themselves poorly.

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