Basic Details
Surname
Boyson
Forenames
Mervyn
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Service number
17096
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 81 Dickens Street.

(CWGC records that Private Mervyn Boyson, regimental number 17096, died aged 22 on 3/5/1916 serving in 7th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, and is buried in grave II.D.68 at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension in France; they record him as the son of John and A Boyson of Creaton, Northampton).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
7th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Northamptonshire Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
near Messines Ridge
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1916
Month of death
May
Day of death
3
Manner of death as stated
Died of wounds at a Casualty Clearing Station near Messines Ridge
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds
Personal Details
Address
81 DICKENS ST
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial