BOND, Frederick Arthur
| Service Number: | 466 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Lismore, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | King Scrub, Qld., 7 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Upper North Pine State School |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Level Crossing Accident, Brisbane, Qld., 24 May 1956, aged 65 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro War Memorial, Pine Shire Council Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 466, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Lismore, NSW | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement 466, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked 466, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Frederick's parents were William Henry Bond and Annie Hamilton, both well-known pioneering families of Terrors Creek. Frederick was born on the family farm at King Scrub near Terrors Creek. He was educated at Upper North Pine State School. He was the fifth child of eight children. He enlisted 25 August 1914 at Lismore New South Wales and was a blacksmith. He joined the 2nd Light Horse Regiment as a shoeing smith. He also served at Gallipoli. By the end of the war he had obtained the rank as Sergeant. When he returned home he married Violet Susan Maude Mann in Melbourne on December 1920, they had three children. On 24 May 1956 he was killed in a level crossing accident at Yeerongpilly, he was 65. Three of Frederick's brothers enlisted, Donald Archibald [4763] who was killed, Richard Winsley [1872] and Thomas James [3473].
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