Gunner Daniel Higgins Boyd
Survivor of WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
302917
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Field Artillery
Battalion:
Canadian Field Artillery
Company:
40th Battery
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
19 years 11 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
23 years 6 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
56 years 7 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Accountant
Next of Kin:
Mrs. M. F. Boyd, Mother, 51 Hutchison, Huntingdon, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Not Specified
Height:
5 ft 8.0 in / 173 cm
Weight:
135 lbs / 61 kg
Chest:
34.5 in / 88 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1326 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Gunner |
Canadian Field Artillery |
Army |
Canadian Field Artillery |
40th Battery |
|
|
Notes
2 1/2 years 5th Highlanders (Militia)
Additional Service Notes
2.5 years militia
Arrived in England on 27 Dec 1915 with SS Messanabia
Embarked for France 18 Jun 1916
Evacuated to England 7 June 1917 with trench feaver (2 weeks)
Sailed to Canada on HMT Maurentania 3 May 1919, arrived Halifax 9 May 1919
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