Sydney Herbert BONE

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Service Number:	6875
Enlisted:	10 January 1917, Place of enlistment - Seymour, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	Tunnelling Companies
Born:	Clunes, Victoria, Australia, 1876
Home Town:	Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Eaglehawk and Clunes State Schools, Victoria
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Died of illness (Acute alcoholism), Bapaume, France, 26 April 1917
Cemetery:	Bapaume Australian Cemetery Row B, Grave 2, Bapaume Australian Cemetery, Bapaume, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

10 Jan 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6875, Tunnelling Companies, Place of enlistment - Seymour, Victoria
17 Jan 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 6875, Tunnelling Companies, Embarked on RMS Omrah from Melbourne --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Omrah embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
26 Apr 1917:	Involvement Sapper, 6875, Tunnelling Companies, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6875 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-04-26

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