We remember John Bolton

We remember John Bolton

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Timeline

Timeline

1889
birth United Kingdom Source:7307979 1889
1915
service British Army Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalion Source:402317 10th May 1915
1915
theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:402317 10th May 1915
education Shrewsbury School United Kingdom Source:9534478
employment Manager of Commerical Department Accrington Colleries United Kingdom Source:9534478
1915
death Died of wounds Turkey Source:7307979 Source:9534478 4th June 1915
burial Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Turkey Source:9534478

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Bolton
Source 402317
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army East Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalion Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Florence Elizabeth mother
Henry Hargreaves Bolton father

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Leicestershire and Rutland, Soldiers Died 1914-1920 Transcription Ian105013
British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916 Transcription Ian105013

External Evidence

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Brother - Capt. Harry Bolton Ian105013
Brother - Capt. Maurice Bolton Ian105013
Nephew - Roger Bolton Hay Ian105013
Burnley in the Great War Roll of Honour Victoria143992
Brother - Lt Col Geoffrey George Hargreaves Bolton. MC Ian105013

Multimedia

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Rawtenstall Cemetery - Municipal War Memorial Ian105013
East Lancashire Regiment officers' cap badge Ian105013
Incendiary Bomb dropped by Zeppelin L21 Ian105013
John Bolton Victoria143992
14/15 Star, BWM and Victory Medal Ian105013
Officers Michael59416

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