BONNER, John
| Service Numbers: | 747, Depot |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Lithgow, NSW 8th Depot Battalion |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Depot Battalion |
| Born: | Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Rylstone, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, NSW |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Measles & broncho pneumonia, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 15 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Rylstone Cemetery, New South Wales Roman Catholic Section 18 1 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 747, 1st Australian Horse |
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World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Depot, Depot Battalion , Lithgow, NSW 8th Depot Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
John Bonner (No 747) 1st Australian Horse, (born 1873) died at Liverpool of measles and pneumonia 15 October 1915, age 41 after enlisting in the 8th Battalion, "D" Company, 8th Depot Battalion A.I.F. during WW1. He had only enlisted two months prior and had not yet been allocated a regimental number.
His brother William Thomas Bonner had also served with the 1st Australian Horse in the Boer War and had been killed in action 28 March 1900, whilst fighting alongside his brother John.
Another brother 459 Private Patrick Edwin Bonner was an original member of the 9th Battalion and fought from 1915 to 1919.
Biography contributed
John BONNER was born in Rylstone, NSW in 1873
His parents were John & Mary BONNER
He served for 17 months during the Boer War (SN 747) with the 1st Australian Horse and enlisted to serve during WW1 in Lithgow, NSW on 4th August, 1915 with the 8th Depot Battalion
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