The Australian Boer War Memorial
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Corporal William Bollinger |
Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: William Frederick Bollinger
Ancestor's date of birth: 1870
Ancestor's date of death: 18/05/1901
Cause of Death: Died of wounds at Groselaar Recht
Service Number: 115
Colony or State of enlistment: WA, Place of Enlistment: Boulder
Unit: 5th Western Australian Mounted Infantry
Rank attained in Boer War: CPL, Date Effective: Detail unavailable
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): Did not survive the Boer War
Murray Page: 419, 421, 440
Contingent: Fifth Western Australian
Ship: Devon, Date of Sailing: 06/03/1901
Memorial details: Forbes Services Memorial Club NSW and Boulder Rifles Memorial Anglican Cathedral Perth
Decorations: QSA Meda; with Clasps
Personal Characteristics: William Bollinger was born in Forbes NSW
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided
Details of service in war: April 1901 in east Transvaal including defeat at Brakpan where on 15 May 1901, there was a servere fight at Robelaar Reght, near Carolina, in which Lt Forrest, Sgt Edwards and Cpl Bollinger werekilled, and four men wounded.
(Muray pp 419)Service and life after the Boer War: Did not survive the Boer War
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Barbara Thomson, Balgowlah Heights NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Niece
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