Regimental number | 823 |
Place of birth | Belturbet, Co Cavan, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 68 Bourke Street, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Vincent Boland, 29 Bridge Street, Belturbet, Ireland |
Previous military service | Served in the Royal Irish Fusiliers for 12 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 21 January 1915. Taken on strength, 18th Bn, 30 March 1915. Promoted Corporal, 28 July 1916; Lance Sergeant, 28 July 1916. Taken on strength, 61st Bn, 23 March 1917. Died in hospital in England. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Tidworth Military Cemetery (Row A, Grae No. 51), North Tidworth, Wiltshire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 84 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Timothy and Alicia Mary BOLAND. Born at Belturber, Ireland |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BOLAND John Patrick Hart |