BONSEY, William Hollington
| Service Number: | 4076 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1916, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aston, Birmingham, England, March 1875 |
| Home Town: | West Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Artesian driller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4076, 28th Infantry Battalion, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4076, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4076, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded Private, 4076, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4076, 28th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, Reported missing 3.11.1916 Died 5.11.1916 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William Hollington BONSEY was born in March, 1875 in Aston, Birmingham/Warwickshire, England
His parents were James East BONSEY and Ellen STEGALS who had married in 1874 in Aston
William often ran away from home starting when he was about 7 or 8 years old and on one occasion ended up in Wales - he eventually ended up arriving in Queensland on 12th December, 1889 from London on the ship JUMNA when he was 14 years old
He married Jessie DOYLE in 1905 in Coonamble, New South Wales - no known children - Jessie died on 30th December, 1951 in Subiaco, WA and is buried in Karrakatta Cemetery
He enlisted in Perth, Western Australia on 3rd January, 1916 & embarked from Fremantle on the HMAT Ulysses with the 28th Battalion, 10th Reinforcements
William was Killed in Action on 5th November, 1916 according to an eye witness from his Red Cross Wounded & Missing file although his death is recorded as being anywhere between 3rd & 6th November
He was killed at "The Maze", Guedecourt & his name is memorialised on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial, The Australian War Memorial, Somme Roll of Honour, Western Australia Botanic Gardens (plaque) and the State memorial in Mount Eliza in Western Australia - he was awarded the British War Medal & the Victory Medal
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