BONDS, Alfred Joseph
| Service Number: | 12 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1915, at Keswick |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, December 1883 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Insurance Agent |
| Died: | Keswick, South Australia, 16 February 1941, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Road 1 South Path 4 E29 |
| Memorials: | Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12, 27th Infantry Battalion, at Keswick | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 12, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 12, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 12 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 12, 27th Infantry Battalion, Medical discharge |
Death Notice
The Mail Saturday 17 February 1940 page 8
BONDS.— On February 16. at the Repatriation Hospital. Keswick. Alfred Joseph Northey, dearly beloved brother of Martin. Albert, Violet, and the late Rose, Annie, and Charlie;aged 66 years.
'At the going down of the sun and in the morning we shall remember them.'
Submitted 26 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Son of Martin BONDS and Angelina nee PERRY
Biography contributed by St Ignatius' College
Alfred Joseph Bonds was born in the year 1883 in Ballarat, Victoria. Before the war, he worked as an insurance agent. His occupation included selling insurance products and services within an assigned territory. Alfred was not married and had no children; he had a tan complexion and grey eyes. He had no experience in the military. His height was 5ft 3 (161cm) with a weight of 116lbs (53kg). Alfred’s parent was his mother Ms Annie Bonds (Father unknown). He had three brothers (Martin, Albert, and Charlie) and three sisters (Violet, Rose, Annie).
On the 2nd of February 1915, at the age of 31 Alfred enlisted at Keswick, South Australia for the war. His journey to war began with a departure from Adelaide on the 31st of May 1915. The boat he was on was called HMAT A2 Geelong.
During the war Alfred was a foot soldier, who was trained to march and carry all the equipment. Throughout the war Alfred was sent to hospital and needed treatment for multiple injuries. He went AWL twice on 2 January 1916 and 3 April 1916. He very likely served on Gallipoli but this is not mentioned in his Service Record.
On April 13th 1917, Alfred was admitted to hospital with influenza. He was back in hospital on May 26th and on July 25th was diagnosed with pleurisy (Inflammation of the tissues that line the lungs and chest cavity.) He was cleared and sent home on January 24th, 1918 with emphysema . When he got back home, he had a severe Trench Fever which lead him being in hospital from the 17th of February to 15th April 1918.
Alfred Joseph Bonds was not married. He died at the age of 56 on the 16th of February 1941.
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