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BOLAN, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2199, 1316 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Stawell and Ballarat State Schools, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 26, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2199, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1316, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1316, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2199, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2199 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Bolan and Elizabeth Helen(sometimes her middle is given as Ellen) Bolan nee Clarke of 40 Somerville Road, Yarraville, Victoria.
Brother of Ellen Jane Bolan, Hilda Alice Bolan, Maud May Bolan and William Henry Bolan who returned to Australia on 25 January 1919 having served with the General Service Reinforcements. Half brother to Bertha Mabel Bolan
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal