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Charters Towers Queensland [4]

Newton Abbot, Devon [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brixham, Devon, England [1]

Cockington, Torquay, Devon [1]

Devon [1]

Devon England [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Eaton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Harborough, Devon [1]

Ivybridge, Devon [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Paignton [1]

Paignton, Devon [1]

Penryn, Cornwall [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Walworth, London [1]

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Private [32]

Corporal [7]

Sapper [7]

Driver [5]

Lieutenant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Gunner [1]

Mechanician [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Devonshire Regiment [12]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Labour Corps [5]

London Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

115th Hussars [1]

11th Hussars [1]

8th Gordon's Highlanders [1]

8th Siege Battery Gordon's Highlanders [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Infantry [1]

Labour Corps ex Devonshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

RAMC [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps 9th General Hospital [1]

Royal Engineers Army Reserve [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment Depot [1]

South African Forces [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [62]

Royal Navy [11]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [98]

Contribution

Military Service [96]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [98] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Charters Towers Queensland [4] Newton Abbot, Devon [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Adelong New South Wales [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brixham, Devon, England [1] Cockington, Torquay, Devon [1] Devon [1] Devon England [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Eaton, Buckinghamshire [1] Harborough, Devon [1] Ivybridge, Devon [1] London, Middlesex [1] Paignton [1] Paignton, Devon [1] Penryn, Cornwall [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Teignmouth, Devon [1] Walworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [32] Corporal [7] Sapper [7] Driver [5] Lieutenant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Gunner [1] Mechanician [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Second Corporal [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [12] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Labour Corps [5] London Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] 115th Hussars [1] 11th Hussars [1] 8th Gordon's Highlanders [1] 8th Siege Battery Gordon's Highlanders [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Household Battalion [1] Infantry [1] Labour Corps ex Devonshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] RAMC [1] Royal Army Medical Corps 9th General Hospital [1] Royal Engineers Army Reserve [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment Depot [1] South African Forces [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [62] Royal Navy [11] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [98]

Contribution

Military Service [96] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

John Henry Bovey

Born 1896

Died 1979

British Army 2426 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 457496 Private RAMC

British Army 457496 Private RAMC

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Arthur A Bovey

Died 1917

British Army 20601 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Norman Bovey

Born 1899

Died 1917

Royal Navy J43633 Boy 1st Class HMS Vanguard

Royal Navy J/43633 (Dev) Ordinary Seaman HMS Vanguard

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George Anderson Bovey

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264186

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Charles Edward Bovey

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226590

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Walter Percy Charles Bovey

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 2872 Trooper Household Battalion

British Army 30554 Trooper Grenadier Guards

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Alfred James Bovey

Born 1876

Died 1916

Royal Navy 283083 Mechanician HMS Indefatigable

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William Bernard Bovey

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 7085 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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James C Bovey

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army 267668 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Harold N J Bovey

Died 1918

British Army 242369 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Bovey

Australian Imperial Force 1865

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Frank Lewis Bovey

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army SE/23329 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Jonathan E Bovey

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 1058 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 915615 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Alexander Bovey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175499

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Norman Walter Budd Bovey

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 819

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Percy Alfred Bovey

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64716

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Charles Alexander Bovey

Australian Imperial Force 5658

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James Henry Bovey

Australian Imperial Force

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John Reginald Bovey

Australian Imperial Force 4365

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John Bovey

Australian Imperial Force 5657

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