Regimental number | 12/959 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Cambridge |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Papakura |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24.1 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 172 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr J S Bond, Aroha House, Hamilton |
Previous military service | Served in Railway Engineers, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 16th (Waikato) Company, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Baby 700 Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 14), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late James Shiner Bond and Sarah Ann Bond, Hamilton |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 22277224 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2015
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