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Boyson H B Cpl 11/858 6th Wellington Mounted Rifles New Zealand Expeditionary Force

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Boyson H B Cpl 11/858 6th Wellington Mounted Rifles New Zealand Expeditionary Force

BOYSON , HARRY BILLINGHAM, Corpl., No. 11/858, 4th Reinforcements, 6th Wellington Mounted Rifles, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, s. of John Edward Boyson, of New Cottages, Rothersthorpe, co. Northampton, Foreman at Hunsbury Hill Iron Furnaces for over 40 years, by his wife, Harriett Anne, dau. of Henry Billingham; b. New Cottages aforesaid, 1 April, 1890; educ. Rothersthorpe Village School; went to New Zealand in Dec. 1910, and settled at Gisborne, where he was employed as a Slaughterman at Nelson’s Freezing Works; volunteered for Imperial Service, and and joined the Wellington Mounted Rifles in Nov. 1914; left for Egypt in March, 1915; served with the Mediterranean  Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli from 14 Aug. following, and was killed in action in the fight for Achi Baba on the 27th of that month; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Boyd W N L Lt 2nd Seaforth Highlanders

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Boyd W N L Lt 2nd Seaforth Highlanders

BOYD, WILLIAM NOEL LAWSON, Lieut., 2nd Battn. (78th Foot) Seaforth Highlanders (Rossshire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s), only surv. child of William Boyd, of 26, Inverleith Place, Edinburgh, Writer to the Signet, Member of the King’s Body Guard for Scotland (R.C.A.), by his wife, Laura, dau, of the late John Crerar, of Halifax, Nova Scotia; and gdson. of the late Sir John Boyd, of Maxpoffle, co. Roxburgh, by his wife, Isabella, 2nd dau. of John Lawson, 14th Laird of Cairnmuir, co. Peebles; and brother to 2nd Lieut. Nigel John Lawson Boyd, who died from wounds received in action at the Battle of the Aisne 14 Sept. 1914 (see Vol. I, page 46); b. Edinburgh, 26 Dec. 1892; educ. Cargilfield, Midlothian: Clifton College, and Exeter College, Oxford, being a member of the O.T.C., both at Clifton and Oxford. When war broke out he was in Norway, visiting friends there, and at once telegraphed that he was returning to take up a commission; after considerable difficulties he arrived in Scotland 14 Aug. 1914; immediately reported himself to the Headquarters of the O.T.C. at Oxford; was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 7th (Service) Battn. Seaforth Highlanders at the beginning of the following month, and, after a period of training at Churn Camp, he joined his battalion at Aldershot in Oct. subsequently applied to be transferred to the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battn. Seaforth Highlanders, which battalion he joined early in Jan. 1915. When training with the 3rd Seaforths, he definitely decided to adopt the Army as a profession, and, on a recommendation from the University of Oxford, obtained a commission in the Regular Army, being posted to the 2nd Battn. of his regiment served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from March, 1915, when he joined his battalion, with which he was in the trenches near Messines, and took part in other operations in which it was concerned, including the Second Battle of Ypres. He was reported wounded and missing on 25 April, 1915, and from the evidence which was afterwards obtained. it has been concluded that he was killed in action on that day.

It appears that on 25 April his company was the leading company of the battalion in an attack upon the German trenches, north-east of Ypres, near St. Julien, and came under very severe fire. He was reported to have been seen leading his platoon with fine gallantry throughout the attack, and got to within about 20 yards of the enemy’s lines when he was observed to be wounded. He was believed to be hit again, and, as stated, it has been decided, from the testimony received, that he must have been killed in action on that day. From the battalions of the regiment with which he had been connected came expressions of the estimation in which he had been held, and special appreciation of the fearless devotion to duty displayed on the day he fell. Warm-hearted and generous, he had many friends among whom he was a great favourite. He was a keen sportsman, being specially devoted to shooting and fishing, and he rowed for his college in 1913 and 1914; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bowtle F C Pte 4274 1st London Regiment

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BOWTLE, FREDERICK CLEMENT, Private, No. 4274, 1st Battn. (Royal Fusiliers) The London Regt. (T.F.), 4th s. of Henry Bowtle, Builder’s Manager, by his wife, Maria, dau. of John Bygrave; b. Hackney, London, E., 8 Jan. 1882; educ. Gayhurst Road School there; was a Plumber; joined the Royal Fusiliers in May, 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Feb. 1916, and died near Albert from wounds received in action; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bowden S G Cpl 05849 Army Ordnance Corps

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BOWDEN, SIDNEY GEORGE, Corpl., No. 05849, Army Ordnance Corps, s. of John James Bowden, by his wife, Louisa Ann, dau. of Philip Wotton; b. Newton Abbot, co. Devon, 13 Oct. 1885; educ. there was a Clay Miner; enlisted in April, 1915; served with the Salonika Army from 13 Oct. following, and was accidentally drowned at Salonika while on active service 14 July, 1918. Buried in the Cemetery, Salonika. He m. at Wolbro Church, Newton Abbot, 18 June, 1904, Daisy (13, Vale Road, Decoy, Newton Abbot), dau. of Frederick George Sampson, and had five children: Fred, b. 14 May, 1905; Percy, b. 23 June, 1909; Ronald, b. 27 Aug. 1911; Dolly, b. 6 June, 1909, and Joyce, b. 1 Nov. 1915.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bovet W Brevet Lt Col Royal Engineers

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Bovet W Lt Col Royal Engineers

Source : The Sphere 3rd Aug 1918

Bovet W Brevet Lt Col Royal Engineers

BOVET, WILLIAM, Brevet Lieut. Col., Royal Engineers, 2nd s. of the late Frederick Bovet, of London, and Shanghai, China, Merchant, by his wife, Mary L. (33, Addison Gardens, London, W.), dau. of Charles S. Haden; b. 3. Victoria Street, Westminster, London, S.W., 15 Aug. 1874; edue. Grosvenor School, Twickenham: University College School, Gower Street, London, W.C., and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, S.E.; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Royal Engineers 25 July, 1893; promoted Lieut. 25 July, 1896, Capt. 1 April, 1904, Major 25 July, 1913, and Brevet Lieut. Col. 1 Jan. 1917: proceeded from Chatham to India in 1895, where he joined the Bombay Sappers and Miners; served as Commander, Royal Engineers, in the Mekran operation, 1898: in Jan. 1903, was ordered to Somaliland, being there attached to General Manning’s Column; returned to India in the autumn of 1904, and took part in the action at Jidvalli (men-tioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 2 Sept. 1904): Medal and two clasps); was engaged in training officers and reecruits, and Acting Commander, Royal Engineers, at Kirkee from Aug. 1914, to Jan. 1916, when he proceeded to Egypt; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from March, 1916, where he served with the Anzac Division, and later was appointed Commander, Royal Engineers, of the 12th Division at Arras; was wounded 30 Nov. 1917; returned to duty the following month, and died at No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station 5 July, 1918, from wounds received in action at Bouzincourt that day. Buried in the British Military Cemetery, Doullens. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazettes, 4 Jan. 1917, and 11 Dec. 1917) by F.M. Sir Douglas Haig, for gallant and distinguished service in the field; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bousfield M C Assistant Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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BOUSFIELD, MARY CAWSTON, Assistant Nurse, Voluntary Aid Detachment, eldest dau. of William G. R. Bousfield. of 48. Elmbourne Road, Tooting Common, S.W., Architect, by his wife, Mary, dan, of the late Samuel William Cawston, of Balham Hill, London. S.W.; b. Balham, 27 Aug. 1891: educ. The Elms School, Streatham, S.W., and Clarence House, Rochampton. S. W.; joined the St. John’s Ambulance Brigade 20 Dec. 1913; volunteered for active service on the outbreak of war, and joined the Voluntary Aid Detachment: served in England from 1914-16, and at No. 8 General Hospital, Rouen, from 1916-19, and died there 24 Feb. 1919, of pneumonia, following influenza. Buried in St. Sever Cemetery. Rouen. She was mentioned in Despatches by F.M. Sir Douglas Haig, and awarded the Royal Red Cross (Second Class): unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bourne R S Sergt WR/251147 Royal Engineers

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BOURNE, ROBERT STANLEY, Sergt.. No. W. R. 251147. Royal Engineers, eldest s. of William Bourne, of 256, High Street, Cheltenham: b Cheltenham, 24 Dec. 1881: educ. Christ Church Higher Grade School, Cheltenham; was a Plumber: volunteered for active service soon after the outbreak of war, and joined the Territorials 13 Oct. 1914; was transferred to the Royal Engineers 25 Jan. 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from April, 1915; was brought over to England 10 Sept. 1918. and died at Stoke-upon-Trent Military Hospital on the 28th, of shell-shock, contracted while on active service. Buried in Cheltenham Cemetery. He m. at All Saints’, Gloucester. 3 July, 1907, Emily (10. Blenheim Road, Gloucester), dau. of George Cresswell, and had one son, Samuel Stanley. b. 28 July, 1912.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bourne J P Rfn 305208 5th London Regiment

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Bourne J P Rfn 305208 5th London Regiment

Bourne J P Rfn 305208 5th London Regiment

BOURNE, JOHN PULSFORD, Rifleman, No. 305208, 5th Battn. (The Rifle Brigade) The London Regt. (T.F.), only s. of John Howe Bourne, of 38, Earlston Road, Wallasey, co. Chester, Chartered Accountant, by his wife, Eliza Pulsford, dau. of the Rev. A. J. French, B:A.; b. New Brighton, co. Chester, 12 Nov. 1898; educ. Somerville Preparatory School, New Brighton; Wallasey Grammar School, and Woodhouse Grove, Apperley Bridge, co. York; joined the London Rifle Brigade in Feb. 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Jan. 1918, and died while a prisoner of war in a Saxon Field Hospital 26 March following, from wounds received in action. Buried in the Military Cemetery, Hordam [Grave No. 145]; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Boughton F W Pte 29013 8th Royal Fusiliers

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BOUGHTON, FREDERICK WILLIAM, Private, No. 29013, 8th (Service) Battn. The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.), s. of William Boughton, of Wellington Road. Eye, by hs wife, Julia, dau. of George Nobbs, of Alburgh: b. Eye, co. Suffolk, 1 Feb. 1884 educ. National School there; enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers 27 March, 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following July: was reported wounded and missing after the fighting on 27 Nov. 1917, and is now assumed to have been killed in action on or about that date: unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Boughey A E F Lt 8th Rifle Brigade

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Boughey A E F Lt 8th Rifle Brigade

ANCHITEL E. F. BOUGHEY LIEUTENANT, Rifle Brigade Was born in Cambridge, England, in 1891, a son of the Rev. A. H. F. Boughey. After completing his education at Marlborough College, Cambridge, he entered the service of Messrs. Barclay and Company, Limited, to follow banking as his profession. He was later employed for some months by the Mercantile Bank of India. In May, 1913, he came to Canada and joined the staff of the Bank of Montreal in Montreal. He enlisted for overseas service immediately after the declaration of war in August, 1914. He went to England with his unit, and while undergoing training preparatory to proceeding to France he was given his commission as Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade. He was on active service throughout the war in various spheres of operation until one month before the Armistice was signed, when he was drowned on the “Leinster.”

Source : Bank Of Montreal Memorial Of The Great War 1914-1918

BOUGHEY, ANCHITEL EDWARD FLETCHER, Lieut., 8th (Service) Battn. The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), yr. 8. of the Rev. Anchitel Harry Fletcher Boughey, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, by his wife, Katharine Annie, dau. of J. S. Lovell, Lovell, of Thornby, co. Northampton; b. Cambridge, 6 Nov. 1891; educ. Marlborough College; gazetted 2nd Lieut. 1st Cambridgeshire Regt. 5 Feb. 1910; resigned his commission in 1913; went to Canada in that year, and settled at Montreal, where he was on the staff of the Bank of Montreal: returned to England immediately on the outbreak of war, and, volunteering for active service, was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 8th Rifle Brigade 14 Sept. 1914: served with the Expeditionar, Force in France and Flanders from May, 1915; was wounded at Hooge the following July, and invalided home; on recovery, not being passed as fit for active service, was appointed Instructor to an Officers’ Cadet Battn., and was subsequently given a post at the War Office; proceeded to Ireland in September, 1918, on special recruiting work. and, returning to England on the S.S. Leinster, was drowned when that ship was torpedoed in the Irish Sea 10 Oct. 1918. Buried in Dublin Military Cemetery. His General (in Ireland) wrote: “His sad fate has cast a gloom over all of those here who know him. For myself, I feel that I have lost a true friend.” A few days before his death his appointment as Staff Capt. was recommended and approved; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5