Regimental number | 812 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
School | Swanston street State School, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Letter sorter |
Address | Riston, Bon View Road, Malvern, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Next of kin | Daughter, Hilda Bottomley, Riston Bon View Road, Malvern, Victoria |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
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Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Was at the landing, 25 April 1915; Courtney's Post, Steele's Post. Wounded at Steele's Post, 13 May 1915: bullet enetered his head, passed through the neck into the spine, where it remained. Being permanently incapacitated in the use of his left arm, Bottomley was discharged as medically unfit. Following his return to Australia he engaged in recruiting duties in the Henty electorate 'with considerable success'. ('Australia's Fighting Families', Section I, p. 5) |
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