William Kinsey Bolton - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Nov 01, 1860 Lostock Gralam, England, United Kingdom Died on 08 Sep 1941 (aged 80)

Australian army commanding officer

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About William Kinsey Bolton

  • Brigadier General William Kinsey Bolton (2 November 1861 – 8 September 1941) was an Australian soldier, politician and a founding member of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia (RSSILA), forerunner of the present Returned and Services League of Australia.
  • Bolton commanded the 8th Battalion early on in the First World War, including during the landing and initial battles of the Gallipoli Campaign.
  • Bolton's Ridge on the right flank of Anzac Cove was named after him.
  • He returned to Australia due to ill health in September 1915, was elected the inaugural National President of the RSSILA (1916–19), and served as a Nationalist Senator from Victoria from 1917 to 1923.

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