Cpl
William Edward Bolton
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 04/04/1896 |
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Place of birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
General information
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Last known residence: 472 Stradbrook Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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Profession: Printer |
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Religion: Presbyterian |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Corporal |
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Service number: 701209 |
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Enlistment date: 24/02/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 13th Coy. (Last known unit) — Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 13th Coy. (Last known unit) — Canadian Infantry, 16th Bn. (Canadian Scottish) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 02/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Yetta Houses, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 21 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 32N |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 4
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Last known residence | ||
| #3 | Enlistment place | ||
| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
Sources 4
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Census of Manitoba, Winnipeg South, 1916, (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG31-C-1, T-21925 to T-21956). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
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Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG150, 1992-93/314,VN 155). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, box864-31). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/ Sources used |
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War diaries: 13th Canadian Machine Gun Coy, (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4984, T-10815, File n°613). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/922281 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=b657f9ff-920a-4d08-9682-7b3612e8ce39 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/922281 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5585778 |