Regimental number | 48 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | State Schools, Rockhampton, Qld, and Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Owen Street off Mary Street, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Rev John Bongers, Owen Street off Mary Street, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Previous military service | 11th Infantry; Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Shot on patrol by an enemy sniper; died instantly. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Barton spelt Baston |
Place of death or wounding | near Armentieres, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 19.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Cite 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 connections | Brother: 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 |