BOLITHO, Sydney
| Service Numbers: | 1104, 2167 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 September 1914, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1 May 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
White Hills Cemetery, Bendigo Meth. K2. 17129 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1104, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 1104, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 1104, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1104, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 12 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion, Gallipoli | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1104, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, BW thigh and knee. Rejoined unit 12 July 1915. | |
| 18 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1104, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW right knee. Evacuated to England. | |
| 6 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Army Pay Corps (AIF), England. Allotted new SN 2167. | |
| 1 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, Army Pay Corps (AIF), England | |
| 24 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion, England | |
| 13 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 2167, 6th Infantry Battalion, RTA 5 November 1917 and discharged as medically unfit (TB). | |
| 1 May 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 1104, Died of tuberculosis post discharge |
Staff Sergeant Sydney Bolitho
Staff Sergeant Sydney Bolitho
Sydney Bolitho was born in Orange, New South Wales but
enlisted in Bendigo on 12 September 1914. He was twenty-five,
and working as a clerk. He joined the 6th Battalion at Gallipoli,
and in July 1915 was wounded by a bomb (grenade) to both
legs and suffered shell shock. After hospital treatment in
Malta, Sergeant Bolitho was sent to England. He was ‘sick to
hospital’ in September 1917 with tuberculosis, and returned
to Australia for discharge ‘totally incapacitated’ in November.
He died of tuberculosis on 1 May 1919.
Source - In Memoriam
A Guide to History and Heritage Graves in Victoria
White Hills Cemetery
Published in 2014 by Hardie Grant Books
Hardie Grant Books (Australia)
Submitted 8 August 2020 by Jack Coyne
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