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Royston BOLTON

Regimental number276
Place of birthBroadwater New South Wales
SchoolBroadwater, Richmond River, Public School, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPainter
AddressBroadwater, Richmond River, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, F Bolton, Broadwater, Richmond River, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 24 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied as a prisoner of war from wounds received at Pozieres, France
FateDied whilst a Prisoner of War No date of fate entered on Nom
Place of death or woundingGermany
Date of death29 July 1916
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialValley Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 13), Vis-En-Artois, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
106
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frank and Grace Ainslie BOLTON, Broadwater, New South Wales

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