William Kinsey Bolton Politician

Lieutenant Colonel William Kinsey Bolton CBE VD (2 November 1861 – 8 September 1941) was the commanding officer of the Australian 8th Battalion AIF during World War I for the landings at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Bolton's Ridge on the right flank of Anzac Cove was named after him. He was the inaugural National President of the Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) 1916-19. He was a Nationalist Senator from Victoria from 1917 to 1923.

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William Kinsey Bolton
Birth dateNovember 02, 1861
Nationality
Australians
Date of deathSeptember 08, 1941

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Nationalist Party of Australia

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William Kinsey Bolton on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/histories/2/chapters/17.pdf
  2. http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/chapter.asp?volume=2
  3. http://www.awm.gov.au/units/people_1074856.asp
  4. http://www.awm.gov.au/units/unit_11195.asp