BOLTON, William
| Service Number: | 2052 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Cardiac Failure, North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 10 December 1950 |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria Plot RC X 972 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2052, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2052, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2052, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2052, 14th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 27 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2052, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot to arm, bullet hitting the bone and breaking it. | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2052, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 27 Aug 1916: | Wounded 2052, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Gunshot to wrist, shattering bones. | |
| 13 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2052, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged medically unfit with permanent damage to his wrist. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Vicki Strickland
Bill Bolton faced incredible danger, witnessed horrific scenes and fought in horrendous conditions in two of the bloodiest battles of World War I - the "August Offensive" at Gallipoli in 1915 and the "Battle of Pozierres" and "Moquat Hill" in France in 1916.
Injured at Gallipoli alongside his mates in "Jacka's Mob" and again at the Battle of Pozierres, Bill was sent back to Australia and discharged as medically unfit.
The damage to his left wrist was so bad, Bill was unable to use his hand. His pre-war employment as a motor mechanic was no longer possible, but Bill managed to find work as a bootmaker at the nearby Paddles Shoe Company. It was here Bill met his future wife, Margaret. He later worked as a linesman with the Postmaster General's Department.
Bill and his wife had two daughters, one of whom sadly died in childhood. He also raised the two daughters from his wife's previous marriage.
Bill passed away at the age of 55 following a cardiac arrest.
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