Full Name: Onnie BACKMAN
Date of Birth: 02-1890
Place of birth: Yarkup, Finland
Occupation: Farmer
Address: Bunbury WA
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 74 kg
Next of Kin: Friend-Walter Gardiner
Next of Kin Address: Burekup WA
Religion: Church of England
ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918
Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia
1/11/1915-To 28th Battalion 7th Reinforcements
27/03/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex. Alexandria
9/06/1916-Joined 28th Battalion in the field France
29/07/1916-Reported Missing in Action France
29/07/1916-Confirmed KILLED IN ACTION Pozieres, France
SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED
British War Medal No. 30744
Victory Medal No. 30562
Memorial Plaque/Scroll No. 314202
MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS
Bunbury Roll of Honour WA
Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 112
Villers- Brettoneux War Memorial France.
Service Number: 3035
Rank: Private
Unit/Division: 28th Battalion
Enlistment Date: 1915-08-03
Enlistment Location: Bunbury, WA
Rank: Private
Unit/Division: 28th Battalion
Enlistment Date: 1915-08-03
Enlistment Location: Bunbury, WA
Embarkation Port: Fremantle
Embarkation Date: 1916-01-18
Embarkation Ship: Medic
Disembarkation Port: Suez
Disembarkation Date: 1916-02-16
Locations Served: Western Front
Embarkation Date: 1916-01-18
Embarkation Ship: Medic
Disembarkation Port: Suez
Disembarkation Date: 1916-02-16
Locations Served: Western Front
Returned: No
Discharge Date:
Cause of Death: KIA
Date of Death: 1916-07-29
Place of Death: POZIERES, France
Age at Death: 26
Burial Location: Inscription on Villers Brettonneux Memorial-No Known Grave
Discharge Date:
Cause of Death: KIA
Date of Death: 1916-07-29
Place of Death: POZIERES, France
Age at Death: 26
Burial Location: Inscription on Villers Brettonneux Memorial-No Known Grave
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