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William Alfred HONE

Regimental number893
Place of birthBlack Hill County, Durham, England
SchoolBenfieldside Board School, England
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngine cleaner
AddressRockhampton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Jane Hone, Alpha, Central Railway, Queensland
Enlistment date18 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialBeacon Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 8), Sailly-Laurette, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walater and Sarah HONE, The Post Office, Alpha Central Line, Queensland. Native of Black Hill, Durham, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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