Background
BOYES, John Edward was born on June 3, 1843.
BOYES, John Edward was born on June 3, 1843.
Studied at Cheltenham College.
Entered army, 1861; Major-General, 1898. Egyptian War, 18S2 (with 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders), including Tel - el - Kebir (despatches, brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel, medal with clasp, 4th class Osmanieh, Khedive’s star). Soudan, 1884, including El-Teb and Tamaai (two clasps).
Nile Expedition, 1884-1885 (clasp).
Commanded 17th Brigade, South Africa Field Force, 1900-1901 (despatches, medal and 3 clasps). Colonel, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 1907.
Club: United Service.
Spouse 1866, Mary Catherine, daughter of late H. F. K. Holloway, of March wood Park, Hampshire.