| Regimental number | 45974 |
| Date of birth | |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Gardener |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 43 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, J R Bovey, Levin |
| Previous military service | Served for 15 months as 1158 Pte William Stud BOVEY, 4th New Zealand Contingent, South Africa (Boer War). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, F Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: George Bovey, 151 Waimia Street, Nelson |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, 26 June 1917 (malaria); discharged from hospital, 27 June 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 16 September 1917, and posted to 1st Company. Detached to Divisional Dump, 30 September 1917; rejoined Bn, 7 October 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Now, 20 October 1917, reported 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' |
| Miscellaneous details | Name incorrectly recorded on Nominal Roll as William Stud BOVEY. Parents: John (b. Cornwall, England) and Lizzie (b. Suffolk, England) BOVEY |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 20 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20518746 |