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255635 Pte. Daniel Bovis British Army 1st Btn. Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment from:Sandhurst, Kent (d.24th Oct 1914) Daniel Bovis was the second son of David Bovis and his wife Eliza nee Harvey. He was born on 5th April 1897 at Crowland in Salehurst, Sussex, although the 1901 Census gives the birthplace as Bodiam. He put his age up by two years and joined the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment on 15th or 16th of August 1913. It is possible he may have served, therefore, in Ireland before the 1st Battalion moved to France in 1914 and would have fought at Mons and throughout the Retreat. He carried one of his wounded schoolfellows, from Sandhurst Council School, who was serving in the same company, about a mile and a half to the rear, during the First Battle of Ypres. Daniel was killed soon after returning to the firing line on the 24th of October 1914. He is commemorated on the Richebourg-l'Avoue Memorial. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**