BOON, John Richard

Birth Name BOON, John Richard
Gramps ID I2186
Gender male
Age at Death 35 years, 7 months, 16 days

Narrative

NON-COMS. AND MEN.
 Private JOHN RICHARD , BOON (missing) is a native of Balmain, and was educated at the Darling Road public school in that suburb.
He is unmarried, and resided with his widowed mother and sisters at 63 London Street Enmore.
 For some years he had been employed in the Railway Department, and at the time of his enlistment was an assembler at Eveleigh.
 The missing soldier was a member or the traffic and loco, boxing tournament committee.
 Mr. Boon, of the Lands Office, Orange, is an older brother.

NON-COMS. AND MEN. (1915, July 3). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), p. 22. TROVE

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 9 Sep 1879 Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia    
Death 25 Apr 1915 Gallipoli, Turkey   1
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ROLL OF HONOR.
 BOON.— Killed in action at Gallipoli on April 25, 1915,
 Private John Richard Boon, of the 1st Battalion, late of 63 London Street, Enmore (previously reported "missing"). He died for his country.
 Inserted by his brother and sister-in-law, Thomas and Beatrice H. Boon, of Orange, N.S.W.

Family Notices (1916, March 18). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), p. 8. TROVE
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BOON.-In loving remembrance of our dear brother,
 Private John Richard Boon, 1st Batt., 1st A.I.F.,
 killed in action, landing at Gallipoli, April 25, 1915.
 Thy will be done.
 Inserted by his loving sisters, Jessie and Lizzie.

Family Notices (1926, April 26). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 8. TROVE

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BOON -A tribute of everlasting love to the memory of our dear brother, Private John Richard Boon, 1st Battalion, 1st A.I.F., killed in action landing at Gallipoli, April 25, 1915. Thy will be done.
Inserted by his loving sisters Jessie and Lizzie.
 BOON.-In loving memory of Private John Richard Boon, A.I.F., killed in action landing at Gallipoli, April 25, 1915. Inserted by Thomas and Beatrice H. Boon, Grafton, N.S.W.

Family Notices (1924, April 25). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 6. TROVE

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father BOON, Thomas Samuel [I2189]
Mother HUXLEY, Emily Frances [I2190]
         BOON, John Richard 9 Sep 1879 25 Apr 1915