Hugh Boyd (footballer)


Hugh Julian Boyd was a dental surgeon, and a former Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League. He served in the First AIF, and was awarded a Military Cross in 1917.

Family

The son of Hugh Boyd, M.D., and Julia Elizabeth Boyd, née Maddox, Hugh Julian Boyd was born in Bendigo on 24 April 1886. His brother, Erle Alwin Greglach Boyd served in the Royal Australian Navy for 35 years.
He married Doris Norah Gosewinckel on 8 August 1935. He died on 8 August 1960.

Education

Educated at St. Andrew's College, Bendigo, at Caulfield Grammar School, and at the University of Melbourne. He commenced his dental surgery studies in 1905, and was awarded a Licentiate of Dental Surgery in 1911. He graduated Bachelor of Dental Science in December 1928.

Football

He played one match for the University team in the Victorian Football League competition.
He played with the South Bendigo Football Club.
He also played for the , in the famous "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football, held in London, in October 1916 against the Third Australian Divisional Team. A news film was taken at the match.

Military Service

He enlisted in the First AIF in September 1915.
He was awarded a Military Cross in 1917:

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