William Kinsey Bolton

William Bolton CBE, VD
Senator for Victoria
In office 1 July 1917 – 30 June 1923
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Born	2 November 1861(1861-11-02)
Died	8 September 1941(1941-09-08) (aged 79)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Nationalist Party of Australia
Occupation	Soldier

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. He was a Nationalist Senator from Victoria from 1917 to 1923.

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Lieutenant Colonel William Kinsey Bolton, CBE, VD
Australian War Memorial
The 2nd Brigade on the 400 Plateau Chapter 17 of Official Histories – First World War

Volume I – The Story of ANZAC from the outbreak of war to the end of the first phase of the Gallipoli Campaign, 4 May 1915 (11th edition, 1941) C E W Bean

Official Histories – First World War

Volume I – The Story of ANZAC from the outbreak of war to the end of the first phase of the Gallipoli Campaign, 4 May 1915 (11th edition, 1941) C E W Bean

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Name	Bolton, William Kinsey
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Date of birth	2 November 1861
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Date of death	8 September 1941
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