Born on 21 March 1893 in County Down, Ireland - son of Mrs. Maggie Boyd, Port William, Scotland - attestation form provides the following: present address in Meaford, Ontario, trade as farmer, single, no current or previous military service, Presbyterian, height of 5 feet 7 inches, chest of 39 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, blue eyes, fair hair.
Joined the 147th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Meaford, Ontario, on 31 January 1916 (number 838700) - taken on the strength of the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion in France on 26 or 27 June 1917 - transferred to the Canadian Machine Gun Corps on 13 May 1918 - wounded on 27 or 29 September 1918.
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