Bonner, Thomas

Middle EastGallipoliAll Campaigns

1 Nov

Written By Renegade Moss

PLACE BIRTH

Inglewood, Bendigo, Victoria.

OCCUPATION

Labourer

PLACE ENLISTMENT

Port Douglas

DATE ENLISTMENT

24-05-1915

NEXT OF KIN

Friend, T.P.Walsh, Mossman, QLD

LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE

Enlisted Port Douglas

REGIMENT 1

5th Light Horse

RANK

Private

CAMPAIGN 1

Gallipoli

CAMPAIGN 2

Middle East

DATE DISCHARGED

19-03-1918

OTHER INFO

Official letter to Dora Hasenkamp, Port Douglas saying on 10-12-17 admitted to 2nd Stationary Hospital Egypt. Telegram from D.Hasenkamp 'Wanting particulars of wounded Pte.Bonner'. Awarded the 1914/15 Star, the British War Medal and Victory Medal.

STORY OUTLINE

Born in Inglewood, Queensland but enlisting at Port Douglas in May 1915, labourer Thomas Bonner embarked at Brisbane on H.M.A.T Kyarra with the 5th Light Horse headed for Gallipoli. After Gallipoli there was a re-grouping time at Alexandria and then he continued with the 5th Light Horse in the Middle East, cut short by sickness and hospital time from September 1917 until his early return to Australia in March 1918 aboard the Tofua. On arrival he was sent to 6th Australia General Hospital Brisbane. Private Bonner was discharged on the 19th March 1918.

SERVICE-NO

1152