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World War 1, Eastern Mediterranean, Gallipoli, Anzac, Bolton's Ridge, 1915

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Brigadier General William Kinsey Bolton CBE, VD (2 November 1861 – 8 September 1941) was an Australian soldier, politician and a founding member of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia (RSSILA),. Bolton commanded the 8th Battalion during the landing and initial battles of the Gallipoli campaign. Bolton's Ridge on the right flank of Anzac Cove was named after him. He returned to Australia due to ill health in September 1915.

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