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L/Cpl. Harold George Boland
British Army 2nd Btn South Lancashire Regiment
from:Folkstone
I am trying to find information about my Grandfather, George Harold Boland, he was killed in France, His name is on a monument in Arras. Any information would be greatly appreciated
Update: CWGC Lists George Harold Boland as being killed 20th Sept 1914 who is remembered on the La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, which commemorates nearly 4,000 officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force who died in August, September and the early part of October 1914 and who have no known grave.
Pte. James Boland
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.9th Sep 1916)
Cpl. James Boland
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Dublin
(d.20th July 1918)
James Boland was the son of Sarah Boland, of 9, Bishop St., Dublin. He was killed in action in France age 24 and is buried in Godewaersvelde British Cemetery.
L/Cpl. John Boland
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.27th Aug 1914)
John Boland was the brother of Mrs. M. Smith, of 23, Upper Dorset St., Dublin He was killed in action aged 20 and is buried in Honnechy British Cemetery.
Rflm. Patrick Boland
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Dublin
(d.23rd July 1915)
Patrick Boland was the son of Patrick and Katherine Boland, of 2, St. Helen's Terrace, Golden Bridge, Inchicore, Dublin. He Died of wounds in France aged 28 and is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery.
Pte. Peter Boland
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.24th May 1915)
Peter Boland was the son of John Boland, of 4, Upper Buckingham St., Dublin. He was killed in action aged 22 in Flanders and is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
L/Cpl. Thomas Boland
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.17th Aug 1917)
Thomas Boland was the son of Henry and Mary Boland, of Dublin. He was killed in action in Flanders aged 23 and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Pte. Thomas Boland
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.1st March 1917)
Thomas Boland was born and lived in Dublin and enlisted in Maryborough. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Boland, of Eyre St., Newbridge, Co. Kildare and enlisted as 9835, Royal Irish Regiment. Thomas died of wounds in France aged 20 and is buried in Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte.
Pte. Samuel Walter Bolch
British Army 1st Btn. Coldstream Guards
from:London
(d.15th Sep 1916)
Samuel Bolch served with the 1st Btn. Coldstream Guards.
Pte. James Joseph Bole
British Army 1st Btn. Devonshire Regiment
from:Dublin
(d.14th Apr 1918)
James Bole enlisted in Westminster, he was the son of the late J. W. Bole and Mrs. Bole, of Dublin. He was killed in action in Flanders aged 36 and is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial.
Pte. George Henry Boler
British Army Leicestershire Regiment
from:Chesterfield
My grandad, George Boler enlisted in Lichfield, Derby in 1916. He was wounded and taken as a prisoner of war on the 31st July, 1917. I am trying to find out which battalion he served with and where he was when he was captured by the Germans. Any help would be very much appreciated.
PO. Wilfred Boley
Royal Navy HMS Turbulent
(d.1st June 1916)
Wilfred Boley served on HMS Turbulent.
Pte. Edward Bolger
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.8th Jun 1917)
Edward Bolger was killed in action during the Battle of Messines
Pte. John Bolger
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.18th Mar 1917)
John Bolger was the son of Mary Bolger, of Lower Palmerstown, Chapelizod, Co. Dublin, and the late James Bolger. He died of wounds in France aged 33 and is buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension.
Sgt. Michael Bolger
British Army 6th Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
from:Dublin
(d.12th Aug 1917)
Michael Bolger died of wounds and is buried in Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge. He is remembered on the memorial at St. Mary's, RC Church in Haddington Road, Dublin.
Pte. P. Bolger
British Army 15th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment
from:Wexford
(d.25th October 1918)
Private Bolger was the son of Mrs Mary Bolger, of Byrne's Lane, Wexford.
He was 21 when he died and is buried in the middle of the east part of the Kilmacree Old Graveyard, Kilmacree, Co. Wexford, Ireland.
Pte. Patrick Bolger
British Army 6th Btn. Connaught Rangers
from:Dublin
(d.3rd Sep 1916)
Pte. Patrick Bolger
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.18th May 1915)
Pte. Patrick Bolger
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Borris, Co Carlow, Ireland
(d.24th May 1915)
Patrick Bolger was the son of James and Mary Dowling Bolger of Inch, Ballymurphy, Borris, Co. Carlow.
Sgt. Peter Bolger
British Army Labour Corps
from:Dublin
(d.1st Nov 1917)
Peter Bolger enlisted as Pte. 4613, Connaught Rangers. He died at home in Dublin from wounds received whilst serving with the Connaughts.
Pte. William John Bolger
British Army 15th (County of London) Battalion London Regiment
from:Dublin
(d.10th Oct 1916)
William Bolger enlisted in London, he was the son of Mrs. Margaret Bolger, of 53, Queen Square, Dublin. William died of wounds aged 20 and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.
Frederick James Bollands
British Army 16th Battalion Yorkshire & Lancashire Regiment
from:Middlesbrough
Frederick James Bollands was my Great Great Uncle in 1916, aged 40, he served in France, with the 16th Battalion Yorkshire & Lancashire Regiment. Service number 2166.
Pte. Walter Bollands
British Army 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment
from:Middlesbrough
Walter Bollands of Middlesbrough, enlisted on 14/09/1915, age 16 years & 9 months. He was posted to the 3/5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment was a Depot/training units formed in Northallerton and Scarborough, April and March 1915, transferred 08/02/1916 to 5th Yorkshire regiment.
He went to France, Embarking from Southampton with 5th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment to Rouen. On the 1st of Aug 1916 Aged 17, he saw action on the Somme in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette with the 5th Bat Yorkshire Reg. Between the 7th and 17th August 1916 the 5th Battalion moved from Kemmel to Millencourt, a village just West of Albert in the Somme. On the 11 Aug 1916, Walter joined 150th Machine Gun Corps Frances 50th (Northumbrian) Division, 150th (York & Durham) Brigade and was in action on the 16th Sep 1916 on the Somme in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette (15th-22nd September) The following day, 17 Sep 1916 he recievd a Gun shot wound to the back, and was sent to Le Treport on the French coast which was the site for some significant hospital provision.
In the 1 Oct 1916 issue of the Green Howard Gazette, Walter is amongst those listed in Sept - Oct 1916. On the 5th Oct 1916 he was admitted to the Scottish National Red Cross Hospital, Cardonald, Glasgow. But on the 6 Oct 1916 there is a AFW 3016 Army form authorising a wounded man to return to duty and he was posted to 87 Territorial Forces Depot.
On the 16th of Nov 1916 He joined the Highland Light Infantry 2/5th (City of Glasgow) Battalion who were at Danbury, going on to the Curragh in January 1917, Dublin in August, and back to the Curragh in November 1917. On the 20th of Feb 1918 Walter was posted to 14th Battalion Highland Light Infantry (120th Brigade 40th Division) (202902) in France. On the 1st of Mar 1918 The battalion moved into the front line at Fleurbaix relieving 2/10th K.O.L.R.
On the 9th of Apr 1918, then aged 19, Walter;s Service record shows him as reported missing. Walter Bollands was taken Prisoner of War after the Battle of the Lys, when the Portugeuse line collapsed and was taken to a German POW camp April 1918.
Pte. J. H. Bolsom
British Army 12th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry
(d.6th Nov 1917)
Private JH Bolsom served with the 12th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry during WW1 and was killed in action on the 6th November 1917. He is buried in Beersheba War Memorial in Israel.
Pte. J. H. Bolsom
British Army 12th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry
(d.6th Nov 1917)
Pte. J H Bolsom died on the 6th November 1917 and is buried in the Geersheba War Cemetery in Israel.
Capt. C. Hawkes Bolster
British Army 9th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
(d.8th Dec 1914)
Captain Hawkes Bolster is buried in the Youghal (St. Mary's) Collegiate Churchyard, Yaughal, Co. Cork, Ireland.
Pte. Ernest John Bolt
British Army 9th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
from:50 Firbeck Street, Denaby Main
(d.25th Apr 1918)
Ernest Bolt served with 9th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He is remembered at Tyne Cot.
Pte. Earl Bolton
Canadian Expeditionary Forces 4th Btn. Canadian Machine Gun Corps.
(d.9th Oct 1918)
Earl Bolton died of wounds on the 9th of October 1918, aged 29 and is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France. Born at Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada October 2, 1989, hee Enlisted with the 1st Depot battalion, Western Ontario regiment, London. Ont., February 21,1918. Earl embarked for Britain, February 21, 1918. Transferred to the 4th Reserve Battalion, March 5, 1918. Proceeded to the 4th Reserve Battalion, March 5, 1918
Proceeded to France, August 19, 1918 for service with the Canadian Machine Gun Corps. He was wounded in action, October 3, 1918.
Pte. Edward Bolton
British Army 1st Btn. Cheshire Regiment
(d.14th Apr 1916)
Edward Bolton was executed for desertion 14/04/1916 age 33 and buried in Roclincourt Valley Cemetery, Roclincourt, France.
Pte. George Bolton
British Army 11th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
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