| Surname: | Boyes |
| Initials: | C C |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 6085056 |
| Notes: | CMP. He was born in Eastbourne and resided in Brighton and formerly served in the West Surrey Regiment transferred to CMP. 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. 14th Died from his wounds. Casualty List 1560/6, Italy, Died of Wounds, 14/9/1944. 5/9/49 He was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal. Address:- 3 Rodmill Farm Cottages, Eastbourne, Sussex. Inscription on gravestone: The Lord thought it best and called him home to rest. Charles Cecil Boyes. |
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| Date of Death: | Sept. 14, 1944 |
| Company: | 56 DIV PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2077409 |
| Cemetery: | GRADARA WAR CEMETERY, ITALY 🇮🇹 |
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