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Murray: killed in action at Wilmansrust on 12.6.1901.
Price1: Ballarat Canberra Longwood.
West Australian: killed at Steelkoopspruit.
5VMR QSA Roll: Left Wing, Queen's South Africa medal and 3 clasps (CC OFS & Tvl), killed in action.
B5179: born 1875 a horse breaker c/- PO Longwood Vic.
Melb. Leader: Lewis photo #768.
URL3: photo.
URL6: In Memoriam notice from family.
URL7: Longwood memorial - Private Louis BOND was a native of Longwood Vic and fell at the fatal disaster at Wilmansrust 10.6.1901. At a later date, 1.5.1902, Private JEFFREYS, of Burnt Creek Vic., died on duty at Pine Town, and his life was also truly lost for his king.
URL8: Fifth VMR Memorial to Fallen Comrades opposite to St. Kilda Barracks ... The following is the list of names appearing on the tablets, together with the addresses, which we have obtained from official sources - Captain J KELLY, Melbourne. Lieutenant SR COULTER, Ballarat. Lieutenant JG CHRISP, Frankston. Lieutenant AG JOHNSTON, Hawthorn. Lieutenant AE MURPHY, Colac. Medical Officer HA PALMER, Ballarat. Sergeant AGK BUCKINGHAM, Yea. Farrier-Sergeant JF HOULIHAN, Collingwood. Corporal RPN ROBERTSON, Portsea. Corporal H HARRISON, Collingwood. Corporal H NEWLANDS, Prahran. Lance-Corporal AE BURLEY, Ballarat. Lance-Corporal HJ BOXALL, Melbourne. Lance-Corporal GR BUTTON, Anakie. Lance-Corporal HC HADLEY, Fitzroy. Lance-Corporal TS ROSS, Williamstown. Shoeing-Smith A HOUGHTON, Inverleigh. Shoeing-Smith AE SPOWART, Dean's Marsh. Shoeing-Smith RM THORNTON, Kilmore. Shoeing-Smith F RANKIN, Police Barracks, Melbourne. Privates SJ BARNARD, North Brunswick; EH BLANDFORD, Bendigo; L BOND, Longwood; FH CAUGHEY, Bairnsdale; J CHARLTON, Euroa; J COLLINS, Mumbannar; J COSTELLO, Dunolly; AB DAVIDSON, Moe; FG DOW, Balaclava; G GLENN, South Melbourne; LJW GOUDIE, St. Kilda; RG HARRISON, Mathoura NSW; WJ HEALEY, Melbourne; HH HENTY, Lyndhurst; HV HEWINS, Brighton; WW JAMES, Nagambie; HS LAMB, Sale; HJ LAWRENCE, North Carlton; AE MACK, Jolimont; TH MAHONEY, Darraweit Guim; J MCCANN, St. Kilda Road; J MCCORKELL, Queensclilf; MT MCDONALD, Yinnar; J MCNALLY, Carapooee; E REISENAUER, Armadale; EJ ROWE, Elsternwick; W SAULTRY, Port Melbourne; WA SMITH, Sutton Grange; GW STRATTON, Mooroopna; R TOPHAM, Yapeen; E VALPIED, Toora; NA WATSON, Pomborneit; J WHELAN, Glenhuntly; JE WHITE, South Melbourne.
URL9: The following is the official list of Victorians killed at Wilmansrust as received from London 19.6.1901 - Surgeon-Lieutenant HA PALMER, Ballarat. Private GW STRATTON, Mooroopna. Private FJ SMITH, Anakie. Private EH BLANDFORD, Huntly. Corporal H NEWLANDS, Chapel Street, Prahran. Private RM THORNTON, Kilmore. Farrier-Sergeant JV HOULIHAN, Collingwood. Lance-Corporal GR BUTTON, Anakie. Private L BOND, Longwood. Private SJ BARNARD, Brunswick. Private LJW GOUDIE, Marlton Crescent, St. Kilda. Private EJ ROWE, Charles Street, Elsternwick. Private HH HENDY, Lyndhurst. Corporal H HARRISON, Francis Street, Collingwood. Private WA SMITH, Sutton Grange. Private R TOPHAM, Danks Street, South Melbourne. Pivate J COLLINS, Magpie, near Ballarat. Private AE MACK, Jolimont. Private H SMITH.
URL10: Trooper Louis BOND was a horse breaker before joining the Fifth Contingent. A single man of 21, he lived with his father, Mr. Wm. BOND, at Longwood. His brother, William Henry BOND, was also a member of the Fifth Contingent.
Euroa Adv.: The news that several members of the recently-returned Fifth Contingent were coming back to our little township spread widely abroad, and the result was a popular welcome home to Lance-Corp. L MATTHEWS and Privates F BURKE and DODSON. As these soldiers stepped out of the train, they were surrounded by their friends, and in series of handshakes was passed through, congratulations on their safe return being universal. An adjournment was then made to the White Hart Hotel, where the Longwood detachment of the VMI had arranged for a toasting in sundry liquors of the patriotic contingenters. ... Lance-Corporal MATTHEWS and Privates BURKE and DODSON look well. Pte. HALSALL, who was to have returned with them is ill of enteric in the Melbourne hospital, while Capt. CHOMLEY was also unable to attend. Longwood's men have now all reached home fortunately with but Pte. L BOND's exception. Some have gone to the front again so still there is a patriotic tie between the locality and South Africa, which it is to be trusted may not be abruptly or cruelly broken by untoward incidents at the war.
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