| Regimental number | 3461 |
| Place of birth | Marong, Victoria |
| School | Eaglehawk State School No 261, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, Henry Thomas Bone, Webster Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years (Corporal) in the 67th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of teeth. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Acting Corporal |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 21.9 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles,France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Thomas and Emily BONE, Webster Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Uncle: 6875 Sapper Sydney Herbert BONE,1st Bn Tunnelling Company, died of illness, France, 26 April 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Reverted to Private from rank of Acting Corporal. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 450502: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Statement, 3721 Pte E.G. DUMBLE, 60th Bn, 8 January 1917: 'After the action since which he has been missing two of us, personal friends of him, made enquitires on our own account and were informed by men who went over with him that he was killed going over, and that they had seen him fall. We ourselves made a search in No Man's Land on two occasions for any trace of him butcould find none, although, of course, we could easily have missed him for there were dozens of the boys there.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BONE Richard Henry
Red Cross File No 450502 |
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