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BONGERS, Frank Barton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 48 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 October 1915, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 4 March 1897 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ballarat State School and Rockhampton State School |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk (CBA) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 February 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Maitland Aberglassyn Public School and District WW1 Honor Roll, Sydney Reserve Bank of Australia (Commonwealth Bank) Honor Roll WW1, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 48, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 48, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 48, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 48, 42nd Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 48 awm_unit: 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-02-14 |
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Frank Barton BONGERS was born in North Fitzroy, Victoria on 4th March, 1897
His parents were John BONGERS & Julia Elizabeth SHREEVE
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His brother Arthur Clark BONGERS (SN 21) also served during WW1 & returned to Australia in 1918
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