John Robert BOLAM

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BOLAM, John Robert

Service Number:	219
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, 21 February 1867
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Station Overseer
Died:	Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, 23 June 1956, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Lakeview Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 219, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 219, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
10 Aug 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 219, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

In a letter from the Australian High Commissioner in Canada dated 29 Feb 1956 to the Dept. External Affairs, Canberra, enquries were made about the eligilibity of John Robert Bolam for a pension based on his service in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Its unclear when he moved to Canada, at the time of the letter he was retired and in Penticton General Hospital in a 'chronic' condition.

In colating a response to the High Commissioner, CARO noted that he was born on 21 Feb 1867 at Northumberland, England and that he served the full tour of the 4th QIB. Its unclear when he moved to Queensland but at the time of his enlistment in 1900 his N.O.K. was his sister at Berwick on Tweed England. The informant (no relation) for his 1956 death certificate in Canada noted that his father was Robert George Bolam and mother Mary Bolam and he was single.

(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 484; National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier; Find A Grave memorial).

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