Background
Bonde was born in Stockholm, Sweden and was the son of landowner, count Gustaf Fredrik Bonde af Björnö and his English wife Ida Horatia Charlotta Marryat.
Bonde was born in Stockholm, Sweden and was the son of landowner, count Gustaf Fredrik Bonde af Björnö and his English wife Ida Horatia Charlotta Marryat.
He also competed in the 1928 Olympic individual dressage competition with his horse Ingo and finished 19th.
After passing his studentexamen in 1892, Bonde became a sergeant in the Life Regiment Hussars (K 3) in 1893 and second lieutenant in 1894 and lieutenant there in 1900. He retired in 1908 and became cavalry captain in the reserve in 1910. The year before, in 1909, Bonde was appointed Equerry of the court, and advanced in 1916 to Crown Equerry, a position he held for decades.
Bonde was a prominent horse rider.
He was a member of Halland County Rural Economy and Agricultural Societie"s acquisition committee (Hallands läns hushållningssällskaps förvärvsutskott) and member of the Halland County landstorm.