CPO. George Bolt MID.
Royal Navy HMS Caledonia
from:Sunderland
My grandfather, George Bolt, volunteered on the 9th May 1924 on board HMS Victory as stoker 2/C. Then on the 11th Nov 1924 he transferred to HMS Hermes as stoker 1/C class until June 1925, when he moved successively to Victory II, Vivid, and Furious as acting leading stoker. On the 29th October, he transferred to Fisgard as leading stoker, then to Resource on the 24th March 1930, back to Victory again on 26th May 1932 as Acting Stoker PO, then to the Vortigen. Then he served aboard HMS Crusader as Stoker/PO from 6th May 1933 until September 1934, then Effingham from 25th December 1934 until 25th April 1935. From 26th April 1935 until September 1939, he served on the Greenwich, the Pembroke, the Enterprise, and the Caledonia.
Then he was assigned to HMS Kimberley as CPO from 13th October 1939 until 19th April 1940, during which time he participated in the 2nd Battle of Narvik. Afterward, he served on Bridport, Spartiate, Scarborough, Rhyl, and Loring. He finished his naval life with a Class A release on 11th July 1946 whilst assigned to HMS Cullin Sound.
