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BONE, Ernest Thomas

Service Number:	3592
Enlisted:	8 August 1917, Hindmarsh, South Australia
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	9th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 8 September 1880
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Jockey
Died:	Died of Illness (Malaria), Keswick, South Australia, 5 October 1918, aged 38 years
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section)
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

8 Aug 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3592, Hindmarsh, South Australia
2 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3592, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3592, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
5 Oct 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 3592, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3592 awm_unit: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-10-05

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Biography

Returned to Australia 20 Aug 1918 suffering from Malaria