William Charles (Bill) HONE

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Service Number:	21140
Enlisted:	27 September 1915, Townsville, Qld.
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	9th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 17 March 1893
Home Town:	Hermit Park, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Townsville West State School
Occupation:	Compositor
Died:	Natural Causes, 21 October 1975, aged 82 years, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Woongarra Crematorium, Townsville, Qld Highway Columbarium Wall C
Memorials:	Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board, Townsville West State School Memorial Gate

27 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 21140, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , Townsville, Qld.
11 May 1916:	Involvement Driver, 21140, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
11 May 1916:	Embarked Driver, 21140, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney

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William was born in Townsville on 17 Mar 1893, son of John Henry Hone and Emma Pledger. He enlisted in Townsville on 27 Sep 1915, aged 22.

Driver Hone embarked from Sydney on 11 May 1916 per HMAT A8 “Argyllshire”.

He served on the Western Front with the 12th Field Artillery Brigade.

He returned to Australia on 1 Jul 1919. was discharged on 30 Jul 1919.

He was a compositor. He married Ruby Caroline Sandbek on 5 May 1921.

He died on 21 Oct 1975.

Courtesy of Samual Cox