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Boyd, Francis Gordon Lennox-, 1909-1944, Major
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1909-1944
History
Born, 1909; educated privately. BA Hons in English, Christ Church, Oxford, 1930; commissioned, Royal Scots Greys, 1935;served in Palestine with Royal Scots Greys, 1937-1940; Recruiting Officer, Southern Palestine, 1939-1940; attached to military mission to Pretoria and Basutoland, 1940-1941; Schools Liaison Officer, 3 Armoured Group, Northern Command, UK, 1942-1943; trained as a Paratrooper, 1943; Commanding Officer, 22 Independent Parachute Company, 1943; killed in action, D Day, 6 Jun 1944, parachuting into France with 22 Independent Parachute Company to mark drop zones for use by the British Airborne Division.
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0099 KCLMA
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Final
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Further information is available at the National Archives (F78995)