John William BONNICK

BONNICK, John William

    Service Number: 193
    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
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    World War 1 Service

    16 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 193, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
    10 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 193, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
    10 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 193, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
    14 Feb 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 193, 29th Infantry Battalion, Penetrating wounds to the abdomen

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    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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