BOND, Thomas James
| Service Number: | 3473 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1917, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Terrors Creek, Qld., 11 September 1896 |
| Home Town: | Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Joiner |
| Died: | Queensland, 28 August 1987, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3473, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 2 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 3473, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 3473, 5th Light Horse Regiment, SS Ormonde, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Thomas's parents were William Henry Bond and Annie Hamilton, both well-known pioneering families of Terrors Creek. He was educated at Upper North Pine State School. He was the seventh child of eight children. He enlisted 20 August 1917 at Brisbane. He embarked for overseas service on 2 March 1918 from Sydney
he joined the 2nd Light Horse Regiment. Thomas returned to Australia March 1919, and married Hazel Yoland Westaway, March 1921 in Brisbane. Thomas died aged 90. Three of Thomas's brothers enlisted, Donald Archibald [4763] who was killed, Frederick Arthur [466] and Richard Winsely [1872].
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