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BOLAM, George Anthony
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 167, 177, V80802, V9103 |
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Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | Recruit Reception Depot |
Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, 9 May 1896 |
Home Town: | Wedderburn, Loddon, Victoria |
Schooling: | North Benidgo State School No 1267 |
Occupation: | Railway labourer |
Died: | Natural causes (chronic nephritis), Heidelberg, Victoria, 4 December 1962, aged 66 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | North Bendigo State School No 1267 Honour Roll, Wedderburn Nine Mile Reef State School No. 3402 Honor Roll, Wedderburn War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 167, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 167, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 167, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 167, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
4 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 167, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (buttock) | |
1 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 167, 14th Infantry Battalion, Medical discharge | |
13 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 177 | |
1 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 177, Discharge at own request due to being offered employment in the Federal Public Service. |
World War 2 Service
5 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Private, V80802, 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC) | |
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21 Feb 1940: | Discharged Private, V80802, 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC) | |
4 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Private, V9103 | |
4 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V9103 | |
3 Mar 1941: | Discharged Private, V9103, Recruit Reception Depot |
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