Frank BOLAND

Regimental number6/885
Date of birth1 October 1880
Place of birthCamperdown, Victoria, Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMiner
AddressOtira
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 5"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinW J Moore, Eastcourt Street, Terang, Victoria, Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Place of enlistmentGreymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
Fate31 July 1915
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Camperdown Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Thomas and Ellen Boland, Camperdown, Victoria, Australia. Photo: Ian Marr
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 28 April 1915 (gun shot wound, back); admitted to Deaconess Hospital, Alexandria, 22 May 1915; transferred to Convalescent Camp, Mustapha, 25 May 1915; to NZ Advanced Base Depot, 28 May 1915.

Embarked to rejoin unit at Gallipoli, 2 June 1915.

Killed in action, 31 July 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22277133

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