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George Hunter Boyes

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Headstone of PO George Hunter BOYES 428609. Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 11719. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of PO George Hunter BOYES 428609. Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Bl …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Hunter AWMM
  • Surname
    Boyes AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ428609 AWMM
    • WWII 428609 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

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Service

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ428609 AWMM
    • WWII 428609 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

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    • Pilot Officer Boyes was the son of William Harley Boyes and Beatrice Boyes of Invercargill and the husband of Lorna Boyes of Dunedin.

      He died at Wellington Public Hospital, having been admitted after suddenly taking ill while travelling by train from Rotorua to Wellington. AWMM
    • He had two daughters, Deirdre Glenna Boyes (now Milne) and Alane Geraldine (Nicky) Boyes, now Nicky Earl Public - Deirdre Glenna - Child - 11 June 2016 - Family knowledge
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Death

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  • Death
    • 31 May 1943 AWMM
      Age 30 AWMM
      Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
    • 31 May 1943 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
      Age 30 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    • Andersons Bay Cemetery, Tomahawk Road, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM 19 117 AWMM
    • Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 117, Plot 19 AWMM
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11 June 2016Deirdre GlennaAuckland, NZChild

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