FAMILY and friends of a Chippenham man are being urged to come forward after he fell seriously ill in Thailand.

Pictures of Christian Cyril Boyton are being shared on social media after the 74-year-old was apparently taken to hospital.

His Thai wife is now trying to locate his British family, including two sons who are believed to live in the London area.

James Egan from Galashiels, Scotland, is one of dozens of people to share the post on social media in the hope of tracking down Mr Boyton's family.

“I have connections in Thailand and I’m moving there in three weeks to live semi-permanently,” said the 66-year-old.

“I have friends on Facebook and they are trying to find some connection with his family.

“He has two grown-up sons in London but he was born in Chippenham from what I’ve seen but I don’t know him or his family.

“I could see myself at one point in the future being in a situation like this and just hope someone would do the same for me.”

If you know Mr Boyton, contact us via smackley@newswilts.co.uk