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BOLTON, Vance Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5048 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 December 1915, Townsville, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Qld., 1890 |
| Home Town: | Ayr, Burdekin, Queensland |
| Schooling: | South Isis State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 21 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery V C 96 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Childers Memorial Hall (Isis District Pictorial War Memorial), Isis District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 5048, 9th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Qld. | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, SN 5048, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, SN 5048, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Annie Margaret BOLTON, Childers, Queensland
BOLTON.—In ever loving memory of our dear brother, Private Vance Albert Bolton, 9th Battalion, killed in action in France, 21st July, 1918.
Far and 'oft our thoughts do wander
To a grave not far away;
Where they laid our brother, Vance,
Just five years ago to-day.
(Inserted by his loving brother and sister, Len and Rose Bolton, Granville.)
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