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Name : James Frederick Boyce Son of : Henry Boyce and Alice Boyce (née Vincent), of 55, Avenue Rd., Sandown, Isle of Wight. Born : 1889, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Married : 1910, Mabel Chappell, at Holy Trinity Church, Bembridge, Isle of Wight. One son, William James, born 11 August 1912. |
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Census information : 1891 : Henry and Alice Boyce and family, including James, are at 5 Vectis Terrace, Sandown, Isle of Wight. 1901 : Henry and Alice Boyce and family, including James, are at 5 Vectis Terrace, Sandown, Isle of Wight. 1911 : Henry and Alice Boyce and family, including James, are at 55 Avenue Road, Sandown. James is shown as a tailor. 1911 : James and Mabel Boyce are shown with her widowed mother are also listed at 1 Fuchsia Cottage, Sherbourne Street, Bembridge. James is shown as a house painter. |
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Service Details : Sapper 16498 James Frederick Boyce, 26th Field Coy, Royal Engineers. James Frederick Boyce joined the Royal Engineers on 26 January 1907 at Sandown, and was transferred to the Reserve on 26 January 1910. Called up for service in the Great War, he embarked for France with the British Expeditionary Force on 17 August 1914. He died from wounds received in action on 1 November 1914. [Army Pension records available on Ancestry] |
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Casualty Details : Died : 1 Nov 1914, aged 25. Buried at : Ypres Town Cemetery Extension, Belgium. CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Bembridge War Memorial Bembridge Roll of Honour 1914 Bembridge Holy Trinity Church War Memorial panels Carisbrooke Castle County War Memorial His name is also recorded in the Roll of Honour of the Isle of Wight Football Association |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
Isle of Wight County Press, 2 January 1915 |
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Page status :
Page last updated : 25 February 2015 (added newspaper report) |
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