Rank:
Private
Service number:
2593
Unit:
10th Infantry Battalion
Location:
2 Command Depot, Weymouth, Dorset
Enquirer:
Packet number:
5162
Date range:
1918
SLSA record number:
SRG 76/1/5162
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Robert Langdon Bonython
Son of Robert Langdon BONYTHON and Margaret nee NORTON
His younger brother 2140 Pte. Kenneth Morgan Bonython (/explore/people/353303) had died only six months earlier on 15 Dec 1924 also from war service related causes.
"Private Bonython, D.C.M.
Private Robert L. Bonython was born at Summertown in November, 1893, and was educated at the Uraidla Public School. He is a good shot with the rifle. He is the eldest son of Mr. R. L. Bonython, of Summertown. Another son, Kenneth, is in camp in England at the present time." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 28 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
"Our obituary notices to-day report the death of Mr. Robert L. Bonython, D.C.M., son of Mr. R. L. Bonython, of Hillside, Summertown. Three sons went to the war, and two, both wounded, have died as the result of its after-effects. One, Mr. Kenneth Bonython, died a few weeks ago, and now his brother is dead too. The latter won the Distinguished Conduct Medal at the battle of Pozieres but later lost an arm at the battle of Ypres. Both were fine young fellows when they left for the war. Much sympathy is felt for their parents, who are well-known and highly-respected residents of the hills." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 30 Jul 1925 (nla.gov.au)
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