The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private V Dove

Private Victor DOVE, G/6069, 8th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 12th August 1916, age 18.

Born Sydenham, Surrey, son of Thomas & Lavinia Dove, of Assington Street, Colchester, Essex.

1911 Census - 5 Winchfield Road, Lower Sydenham, SE - Thomas Dove, head, age 37, married, greengrocer, born London; Lavinia Dove, wife, age 39, married 16 years, 7 children, 5 still alive, born London; Victor Dove, son, age 13, school, born Sydenham, Kent; Elsie Dove, daughter, age 10, school, born Sydenham, Kent; Louisa Dove, daughter, age 7, school, born Sydenham, Kent; Percy Dove, son, age 5, school, born Sydenham, Kent; Ernest Dove, son, age 3, born Sydenham, Kent.

NOTE: Two entries crossed through - Thomas Dove, son, age 14, dead; Mebel Dove, daughter, age 5?, dead.

Enlisted Deptford, Kent, age 19 years & 150 days, height 5ft 2 inches, weight 125lbs. Resided 49 Kent House Road, Sydenham SE. Formerly bricklayers mate.

Home 29th March 1915 to 30th September 1915; BEF 1st October 1915 to 12th August 1916.

29th March 1915, enlisted; 30th March 1915, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 10th April 1915, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 1st October 1915, posted BEF & 8th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment;

29th July 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, Thomas Dove, 49 Kent House Road, Sydenham SE; Mother, Levinia Dove, 49 Kent House Road, Sydenham SE; Brothers - Percy Dove, age 13, 49 Kent House Road, Sydenham SE; Ernest Dove, age 11, 49 Kent House Road, Sydenham SE; Sisters - Louisa Dove, age 15, 49 Kent House Road, Sydenham SE; Elsie Dove, age 18, 49 Kent House Road, Sydenham SE.

Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Pier & Face 11C, Somme, France.

External link to Sydenham War Memorial

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