HONE, William John
| Service Number: | 2920 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Binda, New South Wales, Australia, 15 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Binda, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Dapto, New South Wales, Australia, 22 December 1972, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Dapto Catholic Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2920, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2920, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michelle Leihn
#2920 Private William John Hone - M M
18th Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd Division
Awarded Military Medal September 20th, 1918.
During the operations against Mont Saint Quentin, near Peronne, in France, on August 31st, 1918, Private William John Hone and two companions showed total disregard of personal safety under heavy enemy machine gund and shellfire, when attending to the wounded. A party of Engineers were repairing a bridge which the enemy was shelling heavily. The bridge was hit and there were a number of casualties.
These men at once went to the assistance of the wounded, bound them up and carried them to a Dressing Station. They then returned and carried other wounded away. During the whole time the enemy was shelling the bridge with heavy shells. Later, when the company sustained heavy casualties, they carried wounded from the Front to the Dressing station through heavy machinegun and shellfire. They worked continuously for ten hours and were the cause of saving the lives of a number of wounded men, who would have died had they not been moved at once.
Recommended by Brigadier General E.F. Martin - General Officer commanding 5th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Australian Division.
Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth Hone (nee Eldridge), "Chain of Ponds Creek, Binda, via Crookwell NSW Australia.
William was born in Binda, NSW - 15th June 1892.
Died: 22nd December, 1972 - Dapto, NSW Australia
Married: Margaret Mary Mallon - 1919 in Sydney NSW.
BIO: Michelle - Dist Cousin
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