BOND, William John
(Service number 6/1798)
| First Rank | (1) Private; (2) Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 14/08/1875 | Place of Birth | England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Church St West, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Widower. One daughter | ||
| Next of Kin | Miss Edith Bond (daughter), Church St West, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | (1) 4th Reinforcements; (2) New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | (1) Canterbury Infantry Battalion; (2) 22nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | (1) 17 April 1915; (2) 16 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | (1) Verdala or Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo; (2) Navua | ||
| Embarked From | (1) Wellington | Destination | (2) Devonport, Devon, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 June 1937 | Age | 65 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
William John Bond was born on 14 August 1875. He married Emily Cain on 25 April 1897 at Timaru. Emily died in March 1898, less than seven months after the birth of their daughter Gladys Edith Bond (known as Edith).
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (August 2014)
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