William Henry BOLTON

Regimental number12/3558
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinWife, Mrs W H Bolton, 43 France Street, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 37 SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 17 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard Bolton, of Silverdale Auckland, and Emma Bolton, England; Wife: Catherine Bolton, 1 Servia Street, Newton, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 14

Print format