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William BONNETT

Regimental number823
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTrain examiner
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMrs. Capewell, Elmore, Victoria
Enlistment date20 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal
Unit name2nd Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollWarrant Officer (Class II)
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 20 August 1914. Taken on strength, 2nd Bn, 25 September 1914. Promoted Sergeant, 7 May 1915; Temporary Company Sergeant Major, 21 September 1917. Taken on strength, 61st Bn (6th Division), 23 March 1917; 2nd Bn, 20 November 1917.
FateKilled in Action 14 April 1918
Date of death14 April 1918
Age at death36
Place of burialOuttersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 16), Bailleul, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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