| Regimental number | 2104 |
| Place of birth | Yinnar, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| School | Yinnar State School No 2419, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Address | Yinnar, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 177.5 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, George Bond, Yinnar, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A43 Barunga on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Damascus British War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 52), Syria |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 9 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Emily BOND, Yinnar, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel-el-Kebir, 10 May 1916. Detached to Imperial Camel Corps, Abbassia, 9 September 1916; taken on strength, 9 September 1916; marched out to 14th Company, Imperial Camel Corps, 11 September 1916; taken on strength, 11 September 1916. Found guilty, 6 February 1917 of disobeying an order given personally by a Non Commissioned Officer: awarded 5 days’ Field Punishment No 2. To Rest Camp, Port Said, 9 August 1917; admitted to 31st General Hospital, Port Said, 12 August 1917 (pyrexia); discharged to Rest Camp, 25 August 1917; transferred to 31st General Hospital, 30 August 1917; discharged to duty, 26 September 1917; taken on strength, Anzac Base Depot Company, 26 September 1917. Posted to 3rd Anzac Bn, 4 October 1917; rejoined 14th Company, Imperial Camel Corps, 6 October 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 18 November 1917. To Non Commissioned Officer School, Abbassia, 22 February 1918; rejoined unit, 18 March 1918. Transferred to 15th Light Horse Regiment and taken on strength, 1 July 1918. To hospital, 21 October 1918; admitted to French Hospital, Damascus, 25 October 1918 (pneumonia and malaria); died of disease, 1 November 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BOND Albert Joseph |
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