Percy Herbert Bonnet

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Percy Herbert Bonnet (25 July 1896 - 11 October 1987) was an Australian surveyor who served as the seventh Surveyor-General of the Federated Malay States, from 1945 to 1949.

Percy Herbert Bonnet was born on 25 July 1896 in Bundaberg, Queensland, the son of Francois Michel Ivanoe Bonnet and Sarah Elizabeth née Caset. [1] [2] [3] He was enlisted in the First Australian Imperial Force for service abroad on 29 January 1916, at age 19. He was a surveyor apprentice for three years.[ when? ]

He was appointed the District Surveyor of Seremban (Negeri Sembilan Revenue Survey Branch) on 8 September 1923 and subsequently transferred to Selangor Revenue Survey Branch on 23 January 1924. [4]

He then worked as surveyor in Johore in 1926 and as assistant Superintendent of Survey Kulim, Kedah in 1934. [5] [6]

Bonnet was appointed the Surveyor-General of the Federated Malay States on 25 September 1945, retiring from office on 28 September 1949. [7]

He died on 11 October 1987 in Queensland, Australia. [8]

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References

  1. National Archives of Australia (1914). "RecordSearch | National Archives of Australia". recordsearch.naa.gov.au. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. "Birth registration: Percy Herbert Morin Bonnet". familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au. 1896. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. National Archives of Australia (1939). "Bonnet Percy Herbert : Service Number - 125765 : Date of birth - 25 Jul 1896 : Place of birth - Bundaberg QLD : Place of enlistment - Melbourne: Next of Kin - Bonnet S". recordsearch.naa.gov.au. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. National Archives of Malaysia (1923). "Appointment of Mr. P.H. Bonnet as District Surveyor, Seremban". ofa.arkib.gov.my. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  5. National Archives of Malaysia (1926). "Mr. P.H. Bonnet Assumed Duty as Surveyor in Johore as From 25th Jan. 1926". ofa.arkib.gov.my. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  6. National Archives of Malaysia. "Increment Certificates of Salary of Messrs R. K. A. Bruce and P. H. Bonnet and P. H. Goss, Survey Department, Kedah. Certificate-Certificate [SIJIL-SIJIL] Penambahan Gaji Messrs R. K. A. Bruce Dan Mr. P. H. Bonnet Dan Mr. P. H. Goss, Pejabat Sukat Kedah. [Versi Melayu-Jawi]". ofa.arkib.gov.my. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  7. "Surveyor-General. Malayan Union & Singapore. M.A.G. Billing Acting By: Surveyor-General to Act as, During Absence on Leave of M.P.H. Bonnet". ofa.arkib.gov.my. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  8. "Death registration: Percy Herbert Morin Bonnet". familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au. 1987. Retrieved 22 March 2022.