Bongers, Hendrick John “John”
| Birth Name | Bongers, Hendrick John “John” |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 19 years, 7 months, 1 day |
Narrative
Young John was born in Leichhardt. He was 18yrs & 8mths when he enlisted at Warwick Farm on 8/9/1915, "C" Co, 40 Batt, Embarked 20/12/1915 HMAT Aeneas, Ship #a60, Private 13th R/cts, 1st Batt, T.O.S. 54th Btn, served in the Middle East and France with 45th Infantry Battalion. #4139A. Killed in action near Poziers, France on 12th August 1916. He was awarded British War Medal & Victory Medal. His memorial plaque details are:- 26 Villers Bretonneux-France, panel 26,
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 1897-01-11 | Leichhardt NSW Aust #4245 | ||
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| Death | 1916-08-12 | KIA, Poziers France, (Bachelor) | ||
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| Burial | Villers Bretoneux, Memorial to the Missing- No.26 | |||
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Bongers, Hendrick John (Compositor) | 1859-08-28 | 1939-01-14 | |
| Mother | Gray, Ruth | 1854-07-17 | 1911-10-02 | |
| Sister | Bongers, Georgina Ruth | 1883-07-29 | 1942-03-25 | |
| Brother | Bongers, Reginald | 1885-06-07 | 1885-09-17 | |
| Sister | Bongers, Beatrice | 1887-01-14 | 1889-05-20 | |
| Brother | Bongers, Harold Gray | 1889-01-20 | 1966-06-27 | |
| Sister | Bongers, Margaret Elizabeth | 1891-11-01 | 1972-08-12 | |
| Brother | Bongers, Albert Frazer | 1894-02-24 | 1960-06-20 | |
| Bongers, Hendrick John “John” | 1897-01-11 | 1916-08-12 | ||
| Brother | Bongers, Leslie | 1899-05-03 | 1971-05-18 |
Attributes
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| _UID | B4FCFA65E5C4D5119853B7EB0FA9CA6D1A02 |
