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BOLITHO, William

Service Numbers:	3252, 3252A
Enlisted:	5 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 31 October 1896
Home Town:	Golden Square, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Golden Square State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter's labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Loco Roll of Honour, Golden Square District, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

World War 1 Service

5 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3252, Melbourne, Victoria
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3252, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3252, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3252A, 6th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3252A awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-20

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

William BOLITHO was born in Bendigo, Victoria in 1896

His parents were Walter BOLITHO & Margaret Mary HOOK