BOLTON-WOOD, Robert Alex
| Service Number: | 2108 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burwood, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street HIgh School, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cremorne St Peter's Anglican Church WW1 Honour Roll, East Killara North Sydney Technical High School WW1 Honour Board, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll, Sydney Commonwealth Bank of Australia Great War Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2108, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2108, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2108, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Sydney | |
| 29 Aug 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2108, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2108 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-29 |
WW1
Robert Alec was the 2nd of 3 brothers who all enlisted in WW1. He was added to the strength of 13th Battalion and eventually went to serve in France. He was at the battle of Pozieres, wounded and later died of the wounds.
The eldest Albert Raymond was appointed a Lieutenant in the 20th Battalion and served in France. At Pozieres he was wounded, and awarded the Military Cross for his actions there. Later, promoted to Captain, he was wounded in a further action and died.
The youngest brother, aged only 15 but gave his age as 19, was the first to enlist and served at Gallipoli with the 13th Battalion. Later he transferred to the Camel Corps and served the remainder of the war in the Middle East, rising through the ranks with promotion to WO2. Discharged in Australia late in 1918. Re-enlisted for service in WW2 as private, quickly promoted to Cpl, sent to Greece to fight the Germans and died of wounds after the convoy he was in was bombed by German Stukas. Buried in Phaleron cemetery Athens Greece
Submitted 20 December 2019 by Maxwell HILL