Hugh Boyd

Hugh Julian Boyd (24 April 1886 – 8 August 1960) was a dental surgeon, and a former Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He served in the First AIF, and was awarded a Military Cross in 1917. Family The son of Hugh Boyd, (1843-1916) M.D., and Julia Elizabeth Boyd (1855-1927), née Maddox, Hugh Julian Boyd was born in Bendigo on 24 April 1886. His brother, Erle Alwin Greglach Boyd (1892-1970) served in the Royal Australian Navy for 35 years. He married Doris Norah Gosewinckel (1894-1952) 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 (LDS) in 1911. He graduated Bachelor of Dental Science (BDSc) in December 1928.