BOLDERY, David William
| Service Number: | 3120 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1916, Maryborough, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 13 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Aramara, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Bowling Green State School |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Warneton near Messines, Belgium, 28 August 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brooweena Bridge Creek War Memorial Bridge, Brooweena War Memorial, Broweena Bridge Memorial Shelter, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), North Aramara Memorial and Plaque |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3120, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Maryborough, Qld. | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3120, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3120, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Letitia SMITH (formerly BOLDERY), Aramara, Queensland, and the late Thomas BOLDERY
Only a bundle of letters,
All that is left to me;
But the boy who died for his country,
Ever lives in my memory.
Only some lines from the trenches,
And the hand of the writer is cold;
But the naem of the paper is graven,
In shining letters of gold.
BOLDERY. — Sacred to the memory of my dear son and our dear brother, Private David William Boldery, (Dave), who was killed in action at Warnenton (near Messines) on 28th August, 19i7.
Released from sorrow, sin and pain;
And freed from every care;
By Angels' hands to Heaven conveyed
To rest for ever there.
(Inserted by his loving mother and
brothers.)
BOLDERY.- Sacred to the memory of our dear brother, Private David William Boldery, who was killed in action at Warnenton (near Messines) on August 28, 1917.
A precious one from us is gone,
A voice we loved is still,
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never cau be filled.
God in His wisdom has recalled
The boon His love had given,
And though the body slumbers,
The soul is safe in Heaven.
(Inserted by his loving sisters,
Maud, Florrie, Dot, Nellie.)
BOLDERY. — In loving memory of my dear brother, Private David William Boldery, 41st Battalion. A.I.F., killed in action in France, 28th August, 1917.
I mourn for you, dear brother,
But not with outward show;
For the heart that mourns sincerely,
Mourns silently and low.
(Inserted by his ever loving sister,
Maude, Brisbane.)
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