Milton BOND

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
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World War 2 Service

9 Nov 1939: Involvement Private, SX29307
9 Nov 1939: Involvement Private, S1513
9 Nov 1939: Enlisted Barmera, SA
9 Nov 1939: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX29307
9 May 1944: Discharged
9 May 1944: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX29307

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Biography

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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