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BOLDEN, Cyril Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1047 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Waverley Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 26 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Special Memorial, Row A, Grave 1 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1047, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1047, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1047, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Furnell Bolden and Caroline Dorothea Bolden of 'Eltham;, Bourke Street, Waverley, NSW. Brother of Horace Stanley Bolden who was killed in action at Gallipoli about the 6 August 1915 while serving with the 4th Battalion and was buried in the Lone Pine Cemetery, Plot 11, Row B, Grave 14.
Cyril had previously failed to pass his medical a couple of times due to heart problems but persisted as he considered it his duty to look after his younger brother Harry.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal. Victory Medal