Moore Hunter Bolton (1891 - 1963)

Born 25 Aug 1891 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Esmeralda Myrtle Victoria (Esdaile) Bolton — married 1916 in Victoria, Australia

Died 1963 at about age 71 in Victoria, Australia

Biography

Hunter Bolton is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Moore Hunter Bolton was born on 25th August 1891 at Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Hunter, as he was known, was the younger son of William Bolton and Jane Gillies.^[1]

He was commissioned into the Australian Imperial Force on 13th October 1914, as a Lieutenant in the 8th Australian Infantry Battalion. He returned to Australia 29th July 1915.^[2]

Hunter married Esmeralda Esdaile in 1916 in Victoria.^[3]

Hunter served in the AIF as a staff member in charge of Itialian Reservists No.4 Draft. He embarked on 2nd November 1918 at Sydney aboard HMAT Medic A7.^[4] The ship returned to Australia when hostilities ceased on the 11th Novemer 1918.

Hunter Bolton is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Australian Army 1941-1943
4th Cavalry Division Signals

He was re-called to duty in the Australian Army during the Second World War on 9th August 1941, being posted as a Lieutenant in the 4th Cavalry Division Signals.^[5] He was discharged on 28th October 1943.

He passed away in 1963 in Victoria.^[6]

Research

BOLTON—ESDAILE.—On the 21st November, at Scots Church, Collins street, by the Rev. Dr. Alexander Marshall, Lieutenant M. H. Bolton (late 8th Batt.), third son of Colonel W. K. Bolton, Ballarat, to Essie, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Esdaile, "Trevallyn," Essendon. Present address, 51 Barkly Place, Bendigo.^[7] BOLTON—ESDAILE. The marriage of Lieutenant M. Hunter Bolton, 8th Battalion, A.I.F., son of Lieut.-Colonel Bolton, and Miss Essie Esdaile, only daughter of Mr A. J. Esdaile, "Trevallyn," Essendon, was celebrated at Scot's Church, Collins street, on November 21. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr Marshall. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked girlish and pretty in a conventional bridal robe. She was attended by Miss May Bolton, sister of the bridegroom. The brideroom -was supported by brother officers. The reception was held at the Café Australia, Collins street, where the bride and bridegroom received hearty congratulations. ^[8] BOLTON MOORE HUNTER : Service Number - V27622 : Date of birth - 25 Aug 1891 : Place of birth - BENDIGO VIC : Place of enlistment - BALLARAT VIC : Next of Kin - BOLTON ESSIE Contents range 1914 - 1948 Series number B884

Sources

1. ↑ Victoria Birth Index #30052/1891
2. ↑ Australian War Memorial nominal roll: Moore Hunter Bolton; accessed 31 Oct 2019
3. ↑ Victoria Marriage Index #10323/1916
4. ↑ Australian War Memorial embarkation roll: Moore Hunter Bolton; accessed 31 Oct 2019
5. ↑ Australian War Memorial nominal roll for V27622 Lieutenant Moore Hunter Bolton
6. ↑ Victoria Death Index #6938/1963
7. ↑ The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Sat 30 Dec 1916 Page 1 Family Notices
8. ↑ Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954) Sat 2 Dec 1916 Page 15 Family Notices