Regimental number | 1047 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Waverley Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Eltham, Bourke Street, Wavcrley, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Robert F. Bolden, Eltham, Bourke Street, Waverley, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Waverley Cadet Force. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Was rejected three times on account of heart trouble but eventually was accepted. He simply had to go 'to look after Harry' (his younger brother)." (details from father) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Special Memorial A.1), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 39 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert Furnell and Caroline Dorothea BOLDEN, Waverley, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 35 Pte Horace Stanley BOLDEN, 4th Bn, killed in action, Gallipoli, 6-9 August 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915. Killed in action, Gallipoli, 26 April 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BOLDEN Cyril Alfred |