BOLTON, Frank Percy
| Service Number: | 6224 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Qld., 11 March 1892 |
| Home Town: | Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | North Pine State School, Humpybong State School |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Brisbane, Qld., 7 May 1965, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Brisbane Albert Street Uniting Church Honour Roll, North Pine State School Roll of Honour, Redcliffe Humpybong Roll of Honor, Woody Point Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6224, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6224, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6224, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Frank's parents were John Bolton and Sarah Smith. Frank attended both the Humpybong State School and the North Pine State School. He was living at Toowong and working as a carpenter when he enlisted on 19 February 1916 at Brisbane. Frank was declared missing in action on 4 April 1917. It was confirmed on 14 May 1917 that he was taken prisoner of war and interned at Gefangenenlager Germany. He returned to Australia in 1919 and is listed on the electoral rolls at Manley, Queensland. Frank married Annie Isabel Purnell in December 1923 and he and Annie lived in Brisbane where Frank continued work as a carpenter. Frank died aged 73.