| Regimental number | 44 |
| Place of birth | Unley, South Australia |
| School | Parkside Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Printer's machinist |
| Address | Croydon Road, Keswick, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 37 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 134 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Florence Mabel Bonney, Croydon Road, Keswick, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 41 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Eliza Johanna BONNEY; husband of Florence Mabel COOK (formerly BONNEY), 27 Henley Beach Road, Mile End, South Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, Moascar, 10 June 1916 (influenza); discharged and rejoined unit, 12 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916 Statement, Red Cross File No 450703, 53 Lance Corporal M. BROWN, 32nd Bn (patent, Convalescent Camp, Rouen), 7 February 1917: 'He went over the parapet close to me on the date mentioned at Fromelles and was killed before he had gone more than a few yards. He was one of the 1st men killed. He is buried in the Cemetery at Fromelles and a cross with his name on it is erected over the grave.' Second statement, 102 Pte C. HAINES, 32nd Bn (patient, 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England), 3 February 1917: 'Informant states that on July 21st. 1916 at Fleurbaix he saw Bonney's dead body, he had been killed by a shell on the night of July 19-20. He was to be buried in the Cemetery near.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BONNEY George Edward
Red Cross file 450703 |
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