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BOLTON, William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3365, S65928 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Glenelg, South Australia, 6 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Sturt Street State School |
| Occupation: | Wood-turner |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Eden Hills, South Australia, 17 January 1968, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Sturt Street Public School Great War Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board |
Service History
Peacetime
| 21 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3365, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3365, 48th Infantry Battalion, Seeang Bee, Adelaide |
Peacetime
| 26 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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World War 2 Service
| 29 Mar 1942: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, S65928, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
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| 29 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S65928 |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 3365, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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Personal Stories
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Taken POW by the Germans on 06 Apr 1918
Discharged from Service on 26 May 1919
Biography
Son of William BOLTON and Mary Rose nee COOK 50 Pier Street, Glenelg, South Australia
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