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BOLTON, Frank Leslie

Service Number:	6457
Enlisted:	1 May 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Norwood, South Australia, 31 December 1889
Home Town:	Norwood (SA), South Australia
Schooling:	Norwood Public School, South Australia; Broken Hill Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Store Assistant
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 12 May 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tailem Bend and District Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

1 May 1916:	Enlisted
23 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6457, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
23 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6457, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide

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Biography

Son of Gatenby Robert BOLTON and Florence Lucy nee PRESTO