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Harold BOLE

Regimental number5063
Place of birthLiverpool, England
SchoolGranby St Board School, Liverpool, England
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressLake Jilaken via Wickepin, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinBrother, A Bole, 2 Westgate Road, Liverpool, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1916
Place of death or woundingSomme sector, France
Date of death7 August 1916
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 1 (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 4), Beaumont-Hamel, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
145
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James Maxwell and Annie BOLE. Born at Liverpool, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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