Herbert Edward BOLTON

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Service Numbers:	2771, 2771A
Enlisted:	14 August 1916, Sydney
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public School, Double Bay, New South Wales
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Amiens, France, 2 June 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Plot 111, Row P, Grave 1, Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Double Bay War Memorial

14 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney
9 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2771, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2771, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
2 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2771A, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2771A awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-02

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34 Battalion

Rank - Pivate

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of Henry and Jane Bolton; husband of Rita Bolton, of Double Bay, Sydney, New South Wales.