Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Bonnick J G    Pte   438    James Gordon           Railway Unit    23    Tram employee    Single    C of E

Address:    Essendon, Deakin St, Buckley Park, Essendon  

Next of Kin:    Bonnick, J W, father, Deakin St, Buckley Park, Essendon   

Enlisted:    27 Oct 1916       

Embarked:     A70 Ballarat 19 Feb 1917

Relatives on Active Service:

Bonnick J W Pte 193 brother DOW

The transport HMAT Ballarat after being torpedoed by a German submarine off the

southern English coast on 25 Apr 1917. In the background a British destroyer is

standing by to take the troops.  http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/C01592 AWM Collection.

War Service Commemorated

Christ Church Essendon Roll of Honour

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours

North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company