BOND, Milton
| Service Numbers: | SX29307, S1513 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 November 1939, Barmera, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Truro, South Australia, 12 August 1914 |
| Home Town: | Cobdogla, Berri and Barmera, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Barmera, South Australia, 28 March 1964, aged 49 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Barmera (Upper Murray) Garden of Memory Cemetery Section C; Row A; Plot 14 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Nov 1939: | Involvement Private, SX29307 | |
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| 9 Nov 1939: | Involvement Private, S1513 | |
| 9 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Barmera, SA | |
| 9 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX29307 | |
| 9 May 1944: | Discharged | |
| 9 May 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX29307 |
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Father: unrecorded & Mother: Helene BOND.
SA Birth Records 1907 - 1928. Book : 944 Page : 181 District : Ang.
(Helene later married - name Helene Coghlan - d. 16/8/1950 57yrs Barmera Cemetery 136N)
On enlisting Milton was 25yrs old; 5' 10" tall; medium complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; married to Mena Bond, living at Loveday, South Australia, worked as a Labourer.
9/1/1939 Enlisted at Loveday SA (place of enlistment Barmera SA)
15/11/1941 appointed Specialist Trade Group 2 Cook
21-26/1/1942 cooking course Keswick
2/2/1942 transferred to 25th Garrison Battalion
1/11/1942 transferred to 33rd Infantry Battalion
23/12/1942
- 2/2/1943 No23 Cooking School
26/3/1943 Officer cadet training unit
1/4/1943 transferred to AIF, allotted SX29307
9/5/1944 discharged as Private with AACC Training Battalion
Last lived at Cobdogla, South Australia.
Relative in service:
628 Corporal Claud Edward BOND AIF 43rd Bn - born Truro SA - 18yrs 1mth old on enlisting
14/2/1916 Enlisted in Adelaide
9/6/1916 Embarked at Outer Harbour onboard HT Afric
served in France & Belgium with 43rd Infantry Battalion
4/10/1917 Killed in Action in Belgium
NO known grave - commemorated at Menin Gate Memorial, Leper, Belgium - Panel 27
Medals - British War medal & Victory medal
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. January 2016. Lest we forget.
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