BONE, Gordon Walter
| Service Number: | 3012 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1916, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Willesdon, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Church of England School |
| Occupation: | Salesman/Butcher |
| Died: | Died of Illness (Influenza), Harefield, England, United Kingdom, 28 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Subiaco Jolimont Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll, Subiaco St. Hugh's Jolimont Sanctuary Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 21 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3012, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 29 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3012, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3012, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 28 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 3012, 4th Motor Transport Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3012 awm_unit: 4th Australian Divisional Mechanical Transport Company awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-10-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...3012 Acting Corporal Gordon Walter Bone, 44th Battalion... Originally from London, England, A/Cpl Bone was a salesman from Subiaco, WA prior to enlistment and embarked with the 7th Reinforcements from Fremantle on HMAT Miltiades on 29 January 1917. Later transferring to the 4th Motor Transport Company with the rank of Driver, he became ill with influenza and bronchial pneumonia whilst on leave in England. On 28 October 1918, he succumbed to his illness and was buried in the Harefield Parish Churchyard, Harefield, England. His brother-in-law, 897 Sergeant Leonard Frederick Bysh (/explore/people/135206), 44th Battalion, was killed in action on 4 October 1917..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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