BONNEY, George Edward
| Service Number: | 44 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Unley, South Australia, Australia, 23 August 1876 |
| Home Town: | Keswick, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Parkside, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Printer's machinist (Gov. Printing Office) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Treasurer and Chief Secretary Roll of Honour, Adelaide Treasurer and Chief Secretary Roll of Honour, Adelaide Treasurer and Chief Secretary WW1 Honour Board, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norwood St Bartholomew's Anglican Church Honour Roll, SA Government Printing Office WW1 Honour Board, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 44 | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 44, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 44, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 44, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
32nd Battalion AIF history
"Second to None" by Roger Freeman 2006.Bonney and Mills detail and images proveded by Thelma Haese nee Bonney, grand daughter of George Bonney and 1st cousin of Reg Bonney.
Submitted 17 October 2017 by Reginald Bonney
Bonney G.E. recorded in print or online
Website of "Fromelles Discussion Group", detail provided by grandson,Reg Bonney.
"Western Front Diaries" by Jonathan King, detail as above.
"Links'N'Chains" No.81 Nov 2006, the journal of the Liverpool Genealogy Society
NSW, article by Reg Bonney
Submitted 12 October 2017 by Reginald Bonney
Biography
Son of William Lambourne BONNEY and Eliza Johanna nee POWELL
Husband of Florence Mabel BONNEY
"THE LATE PRIVATE GEORGE E. BONNEY.
Mrs. G. E. Bonney, of Croydon-road, Keswick, has received a notification from the military authorities that her husband, Private George Bonney, was killed in action on July 17. He left South Australia on November 18 of last year. As a boy he entered the Government Printing Office in 1889, and worked in the machine department until the day he enlisted. He was thorough in all he undertook, was a general favorite, and was always in great demand on account of his many social qualities. Besides the widow he has left three children." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 26 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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