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PONT, Robert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4906 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Spinner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Cerisy-Gailly French National Cemetery, France Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Highton Newtown Russell St Baptist Church Honor Roll, Warrnambool Woollen Mill Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4906, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4906, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4906, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James Robert PONT and Ellen Amelia PONT nee GRIFFITHS, Latrobe Terrace, Geelong, Victoria
PONT - In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Ptd. R.J. Pont (Bob), killed in action September 23rd, 1918.
All For His Country's Sake.
Inserted by his sad father, loving sister Elsie, brother Clarence, and Comrade Jack gogoll.
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