| Regimental number | 3282 |
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Carter |
| Address | 12 Phillip Street, Long Gully, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Nancy Williams Fone, 12 Phillip Street, Long Gully, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets, Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 7 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Guillimont Farm |
| Age at death | 19.3 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Ronssoy Communal Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 6), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Henry William (d. 19 December 1922, aged 44; bu. Bendigo Cemetery) and Nanny Williams FONE (d. 5 July 1956, aged 79; bu. Bendigo Cemetery) |
| Family/military connections | Father: 3815 Pte Henry William FONE, 5th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 November 1918 (d. 19 December 1922); Uncle: 2819 Pte Henry TRAHAIR, 7th Bn, died of wounds, 7 May 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 4 August 1917; disembarked Glasgow, Scotland, 2 OCtober 1917; marched in to Pioneer Training Bn, Sutton Veny, 8 October 1917. Marched out to Codford as Working Party, 27 January 1918; marched in to Training Bn from Codford, 3 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 12 February 1918; taken on strength, 3rd Pioneer Bn, in the field, 23 February 1918. Admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 1 June 1918 (trench fever), and transferred to 5th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 36, 2 June 1918, and admitted to 11th Stationary Hospital, 4 June 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to England, 9 June 1918, and admitted to War Hospital, Exeter, 10 June 1918 (laryngitis: severe); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 5 July 1918; discharged on furlough, 8 July 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 22 July 1918. Marched in to No 4 Command Depot, 22 July 1918. Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 9 August 1918. Found guilty, 31 August 1918, of overstaying leave from midnight, 29 August, till reporting back at 3 pm, 30 August 1918: admonished, and awarded forfeiture of 1 day's pay; total forfeiture: 2 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 13 September 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 18 September 1918. Killed in action, 29 September 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FONE George Henry |
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