| 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. 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, 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. |
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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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