His birth was registered on GRO records as Alcide Adrian Bonnefin - Mothers Maiden name Aldridge
Parents:
Francois Alcide - Born 4.2.1856 France - Died 4.8.1917?
Married to
Annie Louisa Aldridge - Born 1858 Kingsland, London- Died 1894 London
Sibling:
Lilian Louise - Born 1887 Holborn - Died?
Francis married Edith Sheers on 2.4.1899 in St. Jude's, Bethnal Green, London.
Edith Born 3.10.1880 Tunbridge Wells - Died ?
Francis and his wife along with their 3 children were passengers on Oswestry Grange that departed from London and arrived at the port of Brisbane, Australia on 12.3.1911. A 4th child, Elsie was born in Brisbane in 1913.
Children of Marriage:
Edgar Francis Bonnefin - Born 12.12.1899 Haggerston - Died March 1970 Worthing, UK
(Married on 15.2.1928 to Jessie Edith Burtt)
Francis Henry Frederick Born 14.4.1903 London - Died
(Married in 1929 to Marie McManus)
Edith - Born 20.2.1908 London - Died Dec 1980 London
Elsie - Born 1913 Brisbane - Died?
Francis was a Private with the Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 15th Bn. Service Number: 6718.
Country of Service Australian. Occupation prior to joining Carpenter.
World War 1 Service
21 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6718, 15th Infantry Battalion
17 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 6718, 15th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres
17 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 6718, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
Casualty of War: Francis died of disease. His remains were buried at St. John the Evangelist Churchyard.
Photos of Private Francis Bonnefin can be found on the Virtual War Memorial site.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Morningside District Honour Roll.
Cenotaph here
Australia, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
Name Francis Alcide Adrian Bonnefin
Age 38
Birth Year Abt 1876
Birthplace London, England
Dossier Year Range 1914-1920
Enlistment Place Brisbane, Queensland
Service Number 6718
Spouse Edith Bonnefin
Next of Kin Edith Bonnefin
Photo can be found in the Queensland, Australia, World War I Soldier Portraits, 1914-1918
His birth was registered on GRO records as Alcide Adrian Bonnefin - Mothers Maiden name Aldridge
Parents:
Francois Alcide - Born 4.2.1856 France - Died 4.8.1917?
Married to
Annie Louisa Aldridge - Born 1858 Kingsland, London- Died 1894 London
Sibling:
Lilian Louise - Born 1887 Holborn - Died?
Francis married Edith Sheers on 2.4.1899 in St. Jude's, Bethnal Green, London.
Edith Born 3.10.1880 Tunbridge Wells - Died ?
Francis and his wife along with their 3 children were passengers on Oswestry Grange that departed from London and arrived at the port of Brisbane, Australia on 12.3.1911. A 4th child, Elsie was born in Brisbane in 1913.
Children of Marriage:
Edgar Francis Bonnefin - Born 12.12.1899 Haggerston - Died March 1970 Worthing, UK
(Married on 15.2.1928 to Jessie Edith Burtt)
Francis Henry Frederick Born 14.4.1903 London - Died
(Married in 1929 to Marie McManus)
Edith - Born 20.2.1908 London - Died Dec 1980 London
Elsie - Born 1913 Brisbane - Died?
Francis was a Private with the Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 15th Bn. Service Number: 6718.
Country of Service Australian. Occupation prior to joining Carpenter.
World War 1 Service
21 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6718, 15th Infantry Battalion
17 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 6718, 15th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres
17 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 6718, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
Casualty of War: Francis died of disease. His remains were buried at St. John the Evangelist Churchyard.
Photos of Private Francis Bonnefin can be found on the Virtual War Memorial site.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Morningside District Honour Roll.
Cenotaph here
Australia, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
Name Francis Alcide Adrian Bonnefin
Age 38
Birth Year Abt 1876
Birthplace London, England
Dossier Year Range 1914-1920
Enlistment Place Brisbane, Queensland
Service Number 6718
Spouse Edith Bonnefin
Next of Kin Edith Bonnefin
Photo can be found in the Queensland, Australia, World War I Soldier Portraits, 1914-1918
Inscription
6718 PRIVATE
F. A. A. BONNEFIN
15TH BN. AUSTRALIAN INF.
4TH AUGUST 1917
(CROSS)
Gravesite Details
Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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