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Percival James BOLAND

Regimental number635
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
SchoolKalgoorlie Central School, Western Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationTeacher
Address224 Adelaide Street, Brown Hill, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.1
Height5' 9.75"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Boland, 224 Adelaide Street, Brown Hill, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the 84th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date3 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHelena Vale, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 June 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death28 June 1915
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialShell Green Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 15), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
61
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Harriet Ann BOLAND, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Native of Bendigo, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BOLAND Percival James

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