DOVEY Richard John

  • First Name(s):
    Richard 
    John 
  • Surname:
    DOVEY
  • Service Number:
    21349
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    3rd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    6th September 1916
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Died of wounds
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Etaples Military Cemetery, France, Grave X. C. 6.
  • Place of Birth:
    Lye, Worcestershire, enlisted and resident Malvern, Worcestershire
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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DOVEY Richard John Is Named On These Memorials

Hanley Castle St Mary’s Church
Hanley Swan Our Lady and St Alphonsus RC Church

Further Information About DOVEY Richard John

R.J. Dovey Private, Worcestershire Regiment was employed by the Midland Railway as a Parcels Porter in the Traffic-Coaching Department at Redditch Station.  These details are recorded in the company’s memorial book.

Source: In Remembrance of the Brave Men of the Midland Railway who Gave their Lives in the Great War 1914-1919.  Published by the company to coincide with the unveiling of the Midland Railway War Memorial at Derby on Thursday 15th December 1921 at 11.45am.

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