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Walter Hugh BONWICK

Regimental number6691
Place of birthMt Ellersley, New Zealand
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressDundas, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, E W Bonwick, Quarry Road, Dundas, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 January 1917
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 28 February 1919
Discharge date18 May 1919
Other detailsWar service: disembarked at Devonport, England, 11 April 1917. Transferred to the 67th Bn, Windmill Hill, 28 April 1917. Embarked for France, 12 September 1917. Taken on strength, 53rd Bn, 2 October 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 1 October 1918; temporary Corporal, 1 October 1918; Corporal, 1 December 1918. Embarked for return to Australia per HMT 'Anchises' on 28 February 1919.

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