BOULTON, John
| Service Number: | 1804 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warwick, England, August 1877 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Pneumonia & pleurisy, At sea on HMAT Demosthenes, United Kingdom, 8 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England however the Commonwealth War Graves Commission had recorded that he was remembered on the Chatby Memorial, Egypt (Addenda Panel)., Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1804, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1804, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1804, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 37 and the brother of W Boulton, of Melbourne, Australia.
He is a recent addition to the Roll of Great War Dead-his case was approved for commemoration on 27th May 2011.
The official Point of Commemoration is now the Chatby Memorial, Egypt.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 8th August……Pte John Boulton was born at Warwick, England.
[There is insufficient information to positively identify this man’s parents, birth & details in the English Censuses]
** see below for extra information from his brother.
John Boulton enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 10th June, 1915 stating he was a 38 year old, single, Gardener from 16 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria.
He embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Demosthenes (A64) on 16th July, 1915 with the 6th Infantry Brigade, 24th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements.
Private John Boulton died at 4.40 am on 8th August, 1915 while at Sea on board HMAT Demosthenes (A64) from Pneumonia & Pleurisy.
He was buried at Sea at 9 am on 8th August, 1915 from HMAT Demosthenes (A64) with full Military Honors. He is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
**Mr W. Boulton of 73 O’Grady St, Clifton Hill, contacted Base Records on 7th March, 1916 “For the purpose of making an insurance claim in England, I should be very pleased if you would send me a description of Private John Boulton. No. 1804 who I know to be Identical with Frederick Boulton, my brother…… As regards to my brother’s age & proper trade I believe he was born in Staffordshire 1874 Trade Jeweller.”
NOTE: At the time of researching (November, 2020) the Australian War Memorial had recorded that Private John Boulton was remembered on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England however the Commonwealth War Graves Commission had recorded that he was remembered on the Chatby Memorial, Egypt (Addenda Panel).
CWGC were contacted regarding this & below is their second reply: “Having gone through the case file again and it would appear that J Boulton's name was as you say engraved on the Hollybrook Memorial originally but then further research proved that the correct place of commemoration should be the Chatby Memorial. By the time the decision was made to add his name to the Chatby Memorial, his name had been added to the Hollybrook Memorial Addenda Panel. Hopefully, when the panels are replaced at Hollybrook his name will be removed”.
At the time of researching (November, 2020) Private John Boulton was named on 2 Memorials – Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England & Chatby Memorial Addenda Panel, Egypt.
Private John Boulton’s name will be removed from the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton in due course.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-a---b.html
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