DCM recipient info comfirmation /info ?

[trixie123]

seeking info on Frederick J H Dovey 1st kings Dragoons served in South africa Boer war and indian campaigns .

trying to confirm ribbon bar reciepient .

 

I received a named document /ribbon bar group to this man’s son who emigrated to USA the father was Fred. j H dovey

Here is sons  US ribbon bar with 6th US CAV 

Bottom  is fathers 1st kings dragoons !
 

[Gunner87]

On 3/31/2024 at 5:32 AM, trixie123 said:

seeking info on Frederick J H Dovey 1st kings Dragoons served in South africa Boer war and indian campaigns .

trying to confirm ribbon bar reciepient .

 

I received a named document /ribbon bar group to this man’s son who emigrated to USA the father was Fred. j H dovey

Here is sons  US ribbon bar with 6th US CAV 

Bottom  is fathers 1st kings dragoons !
 

 Hi trixie123.

 

This is a screen shot from Chelsea: Pensioners' Discharge Documents 1760-1887 showing a F Dovey enlisting into the 1st Battalion Dragoon Guards in March 1887 referring to page 571. Considering the name is not that common it could be him.

 

I will pm you the whole page.

 

Gunner

 

 

[Gunner87]

Hi trixie123,

 

My apologies, I think we should cancel te above as it is F Dovey enlistment into the Chelsea Pensioners so he has left the Dragoons...

 

Gunner

[Gunner87]

I've searched Forces War Records DCM database and although don't have an account it would return a hit on the name. albeit without any details.

 

 

[trixie123]

i found him on ancestry in medal rolls  fighting the  Zulus 1879. in 1st kings  Dragoons

Would he have recieved QSA medal with no bars?

I think the ribbon bars might be the sons ? He was wounded on Crete uprising 9-6-1898 

he later joins 6 U.S. cavalry. Can’t find anything on him for South Africa ? 

[trixie123]

I believe ribbon is for Queens Mediterranean medal ? Same ribbon . 

He was wounded in 1898 on Crete so I guess aearn of dcm may be from that time ?