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BONNICK, John William
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 193 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Brunswick State School, Victoria; Internoational Correspondence SchoolWorkingmens College; |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 20 February 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot 111, Row F, Grave 24 Headstone inscription reads: One of the truest and the best of Australia's heroes gone to rest , Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James William John and Georgina Janae Bonnick of 61 Mitchell Street, Brunswick, Victoria. Previously of Deakin Street, Buckley Park, Essendon, Victoria
15 July 1915 - parents signed letter of consent for John to enlist in the AIF. John declined to make a will
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in Citizen Forces with the 58th Battalion
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