Colin William BOLITHO

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Service Number:	3019
Enlisted:	15 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Sale, Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wheelright
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 28 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sale Cenotaph, Sale I.O.R. Father Mathew Tent Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

15 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3019, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
26 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3019, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
26 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3019, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
28 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 3019, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3019 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-28

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