Son of Joseph and Alice Boydell, of Gibraltar Farm, Lostock, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted February 1916. Served in East Africa and Egypt before being transferred to the Western front. Wounded 03/08/1918 and succumbed the following day. A brother served in Mesopotamia.
Boydell, Peter –
Personal details
- Surname: Boydell
- Forename: Peter
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Lostock Hall (Preston), Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 29
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 4th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 23250
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Preston, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension, Seine-Maritime, France
- CWGC reference: E. 10A.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 16/08/1918 23/08/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d 6f