BOVEY, Joseph
| Service Number: | 5986 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1916, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bookkeeper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Borre British Cemetery Plot 11 , Row D, Grave 10 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Charters Towers Methodist Circuit Great War Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Charters Towers, Queensland | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5986, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5986, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane |
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9 Battalion
Rank- Private
18 October 1916 - Disembarked Plymouth
10 April 1917 - Embarked for overseas from Folkestone
11 April 1917 - Marched in to Etaples
18 April 1917 - Taken on strength
11 July 1917 - To Pigeon School
16 July 1917 - Rejoined unit
15 Janauary 1918 - To Division Cinema
1 February 1918 - Rejoined battalion
7 February 1918 - Leave in England
25 February 1918 - Rejoined unit
6 March 1918 - To hospital Otorrhoea
10 March 1918 - Transferred to hospital - severe Otorrhoea
10 July 1918 - Proceeded overseas to France from Folkstone
12 July 1918 - March in to Havre
16 July 1918 - Rejoined battalion
Son of John George and Matilda Bovey of Miner Street, Charters Towers, Queensland. Brother of John Bovey(eldest brother) of Miner Street, Charters Towers