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Joseph Crook Bolton

In memory of:

Private Joseph Crook Bolton

April 23, 1915

Military Service

Service Number:

25689

Age:

32

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

14th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of the late William and Margaret Bolton, of Clitheroe; husband of Emma Bolton, of 44, Eshton Terrace, Clitheroe, Lancs, England.

Commemorated on Page 6 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

I. F. 15.

Location:

VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY is located 5 Km west of Ieper town centre, on the Hospitaalstraat, which is a road leading from the Poperingseweg. (Connecting Ieper to Poperinge). (* Vlamertinge is the modern spelling of Vlamertinghe) From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then straight over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing. On reaching the village of Vlamertinge the cemetery is located on the Hospitaalstraat, which is the second right turning after the village church. The VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY lies 50 metres along the Hospitaalstraat on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Blampie to Booth; Mircoform Sequence 11; Volume Number 131829_B016720; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 155 Page 521 of 762

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Blampie to Booth; Mircoform Sequence 11; Volume Number 131829_B016720; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 155 Page 521 of 762
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Photo courtesy Keith Boswell, England

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    Grave marker – Photo courtesy Keith Boswell, England
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  • Photo of Joseph Bolton– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Joseph Bolton – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Biography– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Biography – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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