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John Joseph BONSE

Regimental number6527
Place of birthMount Morgan Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStockman
AddressHughenden, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinSister, Mrs J McGuigan, Hugenden PO, Hughenden, Queensland
Enlistment date30 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 30 September 1916 - 25th Bn, 19th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 25th Bn, 24 October 1917. Wounded, Passchendaele sector, 30 October 1917.
FateKilled in Action 10 June 1918
Place of death or woundingSomme sector, France
Date of death10 June 1918
Age at death23
Place of burialBeacon Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 4), Sailly-Laurette, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
103
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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