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ONIONS, Bert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1967 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Headnesford, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Bellambi, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 17 April 1981, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1967, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1967, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1967, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1967, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left elbow. | |
| 27 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1967, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John William Onions and Frances Clara Onions nee Ward of Russell Vale, Bellambi, NSW, Brother of Reuben James Onions who returned to Australia on 2 March 1919 having served with the 13th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 22 August 1919 aboard HT Anchises disembarking on 13 October 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Bert married Margaret Elliott, in Wollongong, NSW.