Boldarini, John Francis (20)

Place of Birth: Melbourne, VIC

Age: 19 years 9 months

Enlistment Details: Saturday, 15 August 1914 – Melbourne, VIC

Service Number: 20            view online service record

Address:
132 Ross Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Next of Kin:
Catarina Boldarini (sister)
132 Ross Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Wednesday, 21 October 1914
Ship: HMAT Orvieto A3
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion

Fate:
RTA: Wednesday, 23 October 1918
Discharged: Friday, 21 February 1919

J Boldarini was among a group of members of Port Melbourne Swimming Club members who volunteered for the war and were entertained at Excelsior Hall on Friday 4 September 1914.

1914 ‘OFF TO THE WAR.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 12 September, p. 4, viewed 6 March, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91167715

1916 ‘GRAHAM-STREET METHODIST CHURCH.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 19 February, p. 1, viewed 30 January, 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91163982

J Boldarini was listed on the Swimming Club Roll of Honour, 25 November 1916.

1916 ‘ROLL OF HONOR.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 25 November, p. 2. , viewed 04 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91164781