BOND, Louis
| Service Number: | 1560 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 February 1901 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles |
| Born: | Balmattum, Victoria, Australia, 4 March 1875 |
| Home Town: | Longwood, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horsebreaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Wilmansrust, Wilmansrust, Mpumalanga, South Africa, 12 June 1901, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Old Middelburg Municipal Cemetery, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Boer War Memorial (Queen Victoria Square), Euroa Fallen of Euroa District Honour Roll, Euroa War Memorial, Longwood Boer War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 1560 | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 1560, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
| 1 Feb 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1560, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
| 15 Feb 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1560, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, SS Orient. | |
| 12 Jun 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1560, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Killed in Action. |
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5 Victorian Mounted Rifles
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Biography contributed by Maurice Kissane
Louis and William Bond were twins. They were both born in Balmattum in Victoria in 1975. They both enlisted in 5VMR on the same day, 1st Feb 1901. Hence, they both have secquential service numbers. They were the sons of William and Lydia Bond (nee Willis). They had nine siblings. Louis was a horsebreaker while William was a farmer. [1560] PTE BOND, Louis. F Co. 5VMR was KIA. [1561] PTE BOND, William. F Co. 5VMR was invalided home. William survived his service but his twin brother Louis died. Lest We Forget.
5VMR Book page 309 bio cited.
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