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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

P/O C L Bolster .     RCAF 1 Squadron   from Canada

(d.29th Mar 1943)

C Bolster served with 1 Squadron




CPO. George Bolt MID..     Royal Navy HMS Caledonia   from Sunderland

George Bolt in HMS Bridport football team

My grandfather, George Bolt, volunteered on the 9th May 1924 on board HMS Victory as stoker 2/C. Then on the 11th Nov 1924 he transferred to HMS Hermes as stoker 1/C class until June 1925, when he moved successively to Victory II, Vivid, and Furious as acting leading stoker. On the 29th October, he transferred to Fisgard as leading stoker, then to Resource on the 24th March 1930, back to Victory again on 26th May 1932 as Acting Stoker PO, then to the Vortigen. Then he served aboard HMS Crusader as Stoker/PO from 6th May 1933 until September 1934, then Effingham from 25th December 1934 until 25th April 1935. From 26th April 1935 until September 1939, he served on the Greenwich, the Pembroke, the Enterprise, and the Caledonia.

Then he was assigned to HMS Kimberley as CPO from 13th October 1939 until 19th April 1940, during which time he participated in the 2nd Battle of Narvik. Afterward, he served on Bridport, Spartiate, Scarborough, Rhyl, and Loring. He finished his naval life with a Class A release on 11th July 1946 whilst assigned to HMS Cullin Sound.




Flt Lt. Roy Joseph Bolt DFC, DSO..     Royal Air Force 76th Squadroon   from Exeter, Devon

My dear step-father Roy Bolt did not talk about the war but I know that he flew bombers in WW2. After he died in 2010 I found all his war memorabilia in his safe. Medals, also his silver RAF cigarette case and a cutting from the London Gazette on how he and Flying Officer Frederick Philip Graham Hall (159448) had won their DFCs. I have photos and his service record, also a plan of the admin/technical site.




Sgt. William Frederick Donald Bolt .     Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 101 Squadron   from Plympton, Devon

(d.20th February 1944)

Sergeant (Air Gunner) Wiliam Bolt was the Son of William James Bolt and Elsie May Bolt of Plympton, Devon. He was 22 when he died and is buried in the Leek (Tolbert) Protestant Cemetery, Groningen, Netherlands.




Pvt. Hugh Murray Bolten .     United States Army B Bty. 59th Coastal Artillery Coastal Artillery Corps




B Bolton .     British Army East Lancashire Regiment

B Bolton served with the East Lancashire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




CG Bolton .     British Army

CG Bolton served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




Flt.Sgt. Dennis Leslie Bolton .     Royal Air Force 153 Squadron




FP Bolton .     British Army

FP Bolton served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




Sgt Frank Bolton .     RAFVR 9 Sqd.   from Liverpool

(d.22nd Mar 1944)

I am trying to collate information about my uncle Frank Bolton for my mum and would be grateful if anyone has any memories of him or information to give.




G Bolton .     British Army

G Bolton served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




George Sidney Bolton .     Royal Navy HMS Penelope   from Harlow

Sid Bolton was my first cousin and the family story was that he had joined the Royal Navy in WW2 and served on the HMS Penelope. He survived her torpedoing in 1944. He returned to England and eventually ran The Cock pub. Sid was born in 1920,died in 2002 and is buried at Harlow.




Sergeant H Bolton .     RAF VR 59 Squadron




H Bolton .     British Army Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

H Bolton served with the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




Herbert William J. Bolton .     British Army

Herbert Bolton served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




Mjr. Howard Burton Bolton .     British Army Royal Signals

My grandfather Howard Burton was Royal Signals paymaster at Catterick Camp during WW2. He was unable to participate in active service due to loosing a lung from pneumonia following an operation to remove his appendix.




Flying Officer I E Bolton .     RAF VR 59 Squadron




JL Bolton .     British Army

JL Bolton served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




Pte. John Hugh Bolton .     British Army 7th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment   from 3 Wardour Grove, College Road, Erdington




Cpl. John Anthony C. Bolton .     British Army 257th (Ambulance Car) Coy. Royal Army Service Corps

John Bolton served as a driver with 257th (Ambulance Car) Company, Royal Army Service Corps.




R Bolton .     British Army

R Bolton served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




S Bolton .     British Army Royal Army Medical Corps

S Bolton served with the Royal Army Medical Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




SP Bolton .     British Army

SP Bolton served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




W Bolton .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps

W Bolton served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




Able Seaman Walter George Bolton .     Royal Navy HMS Forfar   from Boston, Lincolnshire

(d.2nd Dec 1940)




Pte. Walter Gladwin " " Bolton .     Canadian Army Perth Regiment   from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

(d.17th Jan 1944)

For a year I have been searching for my Grandfather, it has always been a chip on my mothers shoulder as to why in all the years he never made any contact. Her mother was in London and when she was a year four old, she was sent to Ireland to live with her grand mother, she never saw her mother after that, and had only a phone call a few years ago to say her mother passed away.




Walter Gladwin Bolton .     Royal Canadian Artillery

I am trying hard to find my mother's father, Walter Bolton she never saw him nor knows much about him. Her mother was a nurse in WW2 in London and was in the Royal Canadian Artillery .all I've got to go on is what is on my mum's birth cert. He is down as Walter Gladwin Bolton bdr 28052 Royal Canadian Artillery {steel worker}.

I can only find one Walter Bolton and he died in 1944 and is buried in Moro, Italy. On one paper it gives date of his death and said he has a one year old daughter he had never seen. The dates match my mother's birth. How can I be sure?

Editor's note: Walter Bolton buried at Moro has a different middle name, regiment and service number so is unlikley to be the same person. Check our Family History Hints & Tips for more sources to search.




William Charles Bolton .     Royal Navy HMS Pembroke

Bill Bolton served from March 1945 to August 1973 in the Royal Navy. He trained as a shipwright, and his initial training was at HMS Pembroke, Chatham. He then went on to serve on at least eighteen other ships before being pensioned. Following pension, he then went on to serve on a Royal Navy HMS Dryad shore base for the Ministry Of Defence until state pension age. During his time there he was responsible for framing some of the maps and information in the operations room used for D-day.




BJ Boltwood .     British Army

BJ Boltwood served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




PJ Bolwell .     British Army

PJ Bolwell served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.





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