Hugh Boyd (footballer)

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.
Football.
He played one match for the University team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) 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 (MC) in 1917: