George Henry FONE

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Service Number:	3282
Enlisted:	9 June 1917, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1899
Home Town:	Long Gully, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Killed in Action, Guillimont Farm, France, 29 September 1918
Cemetery:	Ronssoy Communal Cemetery, France Row A, Grave No. 6,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Long Gully St. Matthews Anglican Church Honor Roll, Bendigo Myers Employees Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board

9 Jun 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3282, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
4 Aug 1917:	Involvement Private, 3282, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
4 Aug 1917:	Embarked Private, 3282, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
28 Mar 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3282, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre
29 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3282, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal

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Commemorated in Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria.

Parents: Henry William (d. 19 December 1922, aged 44; bu. Bendigo Cemetery) and Nanny Williams FONE (d. 5 July 1956, aged 79; bu. Bendigo Cemetery).

Father: 3815 Pte Henry William FONE, 5th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 November 1918 (d. 19 December 1922);

Uncle: 2819 Pte Henry TRAHAIR, 7th Bn, died of wounds, 7 May 1917.

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