Regimental number | 2540 |
Place of birth | Marrana, Tasmania |
School | Colbrook Catholic School, Tasmania |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Bonser, 67 Queen Street, North Hobart, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served 3 years in the Royal Navy. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Halle, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 41), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Alice BONSER; husband of May BONSER, 186 Elizabeth Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |