Sixth Generation

Alfred Victor Bond (1926- ) - son of Joseph Frederick Bond (1884 -1967) - son of James Bond (1834-1909) - son of James Bond (1781-about 1855) - son of John Bond (1734-1823) - son of Edmund Bond (about 1700-1769)

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Alfred Victor Bond was born on 28 April 1926 in Battersea, London.²¹³ Civil Registration of Births reference is 1926 Jun, Vol 1d, p 771. Mother previously Adams. - in Wandsworth, London¹⁶

Alfred joined the Sea Cadet Corps and then volunteered for the Royal Navy under the “Bounty” scheme, finally entering at just over 17 in August 1943. He served on the Nairana, which was an escort Carrier, based at Greenock and Scarpa Flow. The ship was engaged in submarine hunts, convoys to Gibraltar, strikes against Norwegian coastal installations and 3 convoys to Russia. After the end of the war he was drafted to H.M.S. Paoua based in Londonderry, and after a spell in the Admiralty in London was finally demobbed in Jan 1947.

After the war he joined the Inland Revenue, and became a Tax Inspector. As a young man he was a keen sportsman, playing cricket and football. Like the rest of the family, he would watch Chelsea FC on a Saturday. The author, as a young boy of about 10, once walked away from the ground with his Uncle Alf, both in deep despair over the dull performance we had just witnessed. “What a pedestrian performance” muttered Alf. This is probably the first expression to make an impression on me and it is one that I still use today. Thanks Al.

For several years (around 1950) Al lived with my family in Harrow, and played football every Sunday with us at the local park.

Alfred Victor Bond and Wendy Stevenson were married on 21 December 1957.²¹³

Wendy Stevenson was born on 21 December 1935.²¹³

Alfred Victor Bond and Wendy Stevenson had the following children:

i.	David Bond
ii.	Richard Bond