| Regimental number | 4296 |
| Place of birth | Deniliquin, New South Wales |
| School | Geelong State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 66 Little Ryrie Street, Geelong, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 3.25" |
| Weight | 119 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Bond, 66 Little Ryrie Street, Geelong, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil (failed to register under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Geelong, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 24th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 18 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 14), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Henry and Mary BOND, Lara, Victoria. Native of Deniliquin, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 58th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported missing in action, 19 July 1916. Red Cross File No 530705 has statement from 3561 R. LOWERSON, A Company, 58th Bn (patient, Ward 34, 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, England), 8 November 1916: 'At Fleurs he was in the same part of the trench as I was and was blown to pieces by a shell on the 11th. of July at night. He was in the same Company (A) as I was and I think he came from Ascot in Victoria.' Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 September 1917, pronounced fate as 'KILLED IN ACTION, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten notation on file (p. 4): 'Buried in vicinity of Fleurbaix'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BOND William Edward Ernest
Red Cross file 530705 |
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