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Victor Harold BOTTOMLEY

Regimental number143
Place of birthIpswich, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressGray Street, Ipswich, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 6.5"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Parker Bottomley, Gray Street, Ipswich, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in Senior Cadets
Enlistment date13 July 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentBugler
Unit name31st Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 November 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death16 June 1979

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