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Ralph BOLTON

Regimental number1806
Place of birthAcklington, Northumberland, England
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressLaunceston, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ada Bolton, Stammington Vale, Vimiera Road, Eastwood, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Northumberland Fusiliers, Territorial Force, England
Enlistment date12 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateDied of disease 18 October 1916
Age at death29
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George William and Isabella BOLTON; husband of Ada BOLTON, Vimura Road, Eastwood, Sydney. Born at Acklington, Northumberland, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death18 October 1916
Age at death29
Place of burialStratford-Sub-Castle (St. Lawrence) Churchyard (Grave No. 102), Wiltshire, England

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