262106 Lt. Frederick William Lovell Bonnett Royal Naval Division Drake Battalion Frederick Bonnett was born on 23rd April 1889 in Long Ditton, Surrey. He enlisted in the Territorial Force on 23rd of March 1909 for 4 years. Serving in the 28th Btn. County of London Regiment (Artists) as 673 Pte. FWL Bonnett. He re-engaged for 1 year on 11th of Feb 1913, and was promoted L/Cpl on 26th of September 1914. Then he transferred to the Royal Naval Division and was promoted Sub Lt. on 7th of October 14. On 1st of March 1915, whilst serving with C Coy, Drake Battalion MEF, he embarked at Avonmouth on the HT Franconia for the Dardanelles. Drake Battalion was landed in Gallipoli on Monday 26 April, at W Beach, and were attached to 87th Brigade for beach duties. On 12th of May 1915 he was severely wounded Abu a gunshot wound to his left thigh. After being evacuated to Malta where he became gravely ill, he was repatriated back to the Royal Naval hospital Plymouth. He was transferred to a convalescence home 28th of May 1915 and after a long period of treatment, he was discharged as no longer fit for service.
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