Corps of Military Police
Soldier Details:
Surname: | Boyes | |
Initials:   | C.C. | |
Rank:   | Lance Corporal | |
Army No.:  | 6085056 | |
Notes:   | CMP. He was born in Eastbourne and resided in Brighton and formerly served in the West Surrey Regiment. 56 Div Pro Coy War Diary WO 170/494. 10/9/1944 L/Cpl's Crouch and Boyes received shrapnel wounds at T junction immediately in front of Company HW's previous location. Company billet severely damaged by shellfire. No trace can be found of L/Cpl Boyes motorcycle or Thompson sub machine gun which disappeared when he was seriously injured and evacuated to hospital. Casualty List 1560, Italy, Died of Wounds, 9/9/1944.14/9/1944. Inscription on gravestone: The Lord thought it best and called him home to rest. Charles Cecil Boyes. |
Casualty Details:
Date Killed: | 14th September 1944 |
Company: | 56 DIV PRO COY |
Cemetery: | GRADARA WAR CEMETERY   ITALY |
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