Memorial a Anderson’s Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, New Zealand commemorating Duncan Gordon Boyes VC, RN d. 1869
Location
Anderson's Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, New Zealand, Rest of the World
Transcript
'MIDN. D.G. BOYES V.C. / R.N. / DIED 23-1-1869 AGED 22 YEARS'
Details
Description: Victoria Cross in relief above the inscription.
People
Boyes, Duncan Gordon
Age:
Date of Death: 26/1/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 26/1/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Victoria Cross winner. His former grave with a head and footstone in the Southern Cemetery, Dunedin. His remains were removed to Anderson's Bay in 1954.
Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 76.
Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 76.