Roy BONHAM

Regimental number1306
Place of birthPaddington, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolMonbulk State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
Addressc/o Miss V Lennie, 712 Malvern Road, Armadale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 9.5"
Weight175 lbs
Next of kinFather, R.C. Bonham, c/o Mr E Crespin, Leongatha, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 November 1914
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 2 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularName given on Roll of Honour circular as Harold Roy Clyde BONHAM. Grandson of Admiral C.W. BONHAM, Royal Navy; nephew of Commander T.P. BONHAM, RN, who went down with his ship, HMS 'Black Prince', at the Battle of Jutland, 1916.
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death25-29 April 1915 ; secondary dod: 25/04/1915
Age at death27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 28), Gallipoli, Turkey

The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
49
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915.

Killed in action, Gallipoli, between 25 April 1915 and 2 May 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BONHAM Roy