| Notes: | CMP. POW. He enlisted in the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, attached to CMP. He was born and resided in Argyll and enlisted in the 2 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Shown as Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders in CWGC but shown as CMP in Kinsyoke POW Burial Ground book, which shows he was buried in grave 21 in Kinsayoke Camp Burial Ground. Not listed in Cutts paper. He was born and resided in Argyllshire.
Info from Japanese POW Index Card: Boyd, Hector McDonald, born 14/8/1916, Cpl, No. 2981618, Unit 2 A & S H. 15/2/1942 captured Singapore, born Edinburgh, address: Mrs John McKinnen, Dairy Cottage, Isle of Coll, Argyll.
He is shown in a list for British 4 Group (working party). He is listed on Kinsyoke Cemetery List, sheet 1, grave 21, POW No. 5867, 2981618,Cpl, Boyd, H, CMP, 17/12/1942 Died, from Dysentery. Also listed as Boyd,H, Army, Cpl, new POW No. IV3274, old POW No.IV 5867, 2981618, D 17/12/17.
Casualty List, 250, BEF, France, Wounded 16/6/1940, 8 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Casualty List 256,BEF, France, Wounded, 9/6/1940, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 9/6/1940. Casualty List 492, BEF, France, Wounded, List 250, 8 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 16/6/1940, (the above entry should be deleted, correctly shown on List 256, Casualty List 769, Malaya, Missing, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 942, Malaya, POW formerly reported as missing, shown as Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders.
Hector McDonald Boyd. |
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