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Frank Barton BONGERS

Regimental number48
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolState Schools, Rockhampton, Qld, and Ballarat, Victoria
ReligionCongregational
OccupationBank clerk
AddressOwen Street off Mary Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Rev John Bongers, Owen Street off Mary Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Previous military service11th Infantry; Nil
Enlistment date9 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularShot on patrol by an enemy sniper; died instantly.
FateKilled in Action 14 February 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Barton spelt Baston
Place of death or woundingnear Armentieres, France
Date of death14 February 1917
Age at death19.11
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 45), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Julia Elizabeth BONGERS, McQuarie Street, Silkston, Queensland. Born at Fitzroy North, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 21 Pte Arthur Clarke BONGERS, 42nd Bn, returned to Australia. 29 August 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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