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Person
Authorized form of name
Boyd, George Edward Lennox-, 1902-1943, Major
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Dates of existence
1902-1943
History
Born, 1902; educated at Bradfield College, Berkshire; 2 Lt, Highland Light Infantry, 1927; attended Christ Church, Oxford, 1928-1930; Lieutenant, 1930; visited USA, 1936; visited Spain as an observer, Spanish Civil War, 1938-1939; visited Germany with his brother, Lt Donald Breay Hague Lennox-Boyd, 1939, both were arrested; Donald Lennox-Boyd died in custody, but George Lennox-Boyd was released; Major, 1940; elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1940; died of pneumonia, Scotland, 1943.
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Authority record identifier
KCL-AF0410
Institution identifier
0099 KCLMA
Status
Final
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Partial
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Sources
Further information is available at the National Archives (F78996)