Rupert James Bond

Forenames

Rupert James AWMM

Surname

Bond AWMM

Service number

WWI 2/573 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Anglican, Christian AWMM

Birth

3 Nov 1892 AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW1 Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW1 S. Bond (father), Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 2/573 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Victory Medal AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• Military Medal (MM) AWMM
  London Gazette 9 December 1916, p12058, Rec No 261 Citation for MM: These two men were with an ammunition wagon on the Longueval-Flers Road on 20th September 1916, when it came under the enemy's fire. Two of the drivers were wounded and three horses killed. They managed to extricate the wounded men from the horses and get them away, and also save the unwounded horses. During the whole time the place was being heavily shelled, but these men saw the thing through and the road clear before they left the scene. AWMM

Enlistment

WW1

Embarkation details

WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 7 or HMNZT 10 AWMM Vessel was Arawa or Limerick AWMM Gunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM Main Body AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Corporal/Military AWMM
New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM

Attended Auckland Grammar School.

Next of Kin: Mr S. Bond, Symonds St., Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

13 Jun 1917 AWMM
Age  25 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium AWMM IV E 4 AWMM

Obituary

Obituary: Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Third Term, 1917. AWMM

Memorial name

• Memorial roll, St Paul's Church, 25 Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• Parnell District School, 48 St Stephens Ave, Parnell, Auckland 1052 AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22277259
  Further Reference
• St Paul’s War Memorial Tram Shelter Index, Auckland Council Archives
  http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/CityArchives/FamilyHistory/AUC194/searchstpauls.htm
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/444635/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/444635
  Further Reference
• New Zealand War Graves Trust
  https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
  Further Reference

References

• McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
• London Gazette
  9 December 1916, p12058, Rec No 261
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 64
• Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland Grammar School.
  Third term.Vol 5, No 2, 1917, p.19.
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 2: Includes portrait
• Connolly, A., & Stanes, P. Rememberance: Auckland Grammar School Great War Roll of Honour. Vols 1 & 2. Auckland: Petand Prodctions.
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Byrne, J.R. (1922). New Zealand Artillery in the Field, 1914 - 18. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
• HMNZT 7. The gunner : the official journal of H.M.N.Z.T. no. 7, conveying artillery and infantry to the front. (1914). At sea ; Albany ; Indian Ocean: [Troops on board H.M.N.Z.T. no. 7].