Between December 1897 and February 1898, Bond commanded the 5th Brigade Bengal Sappers & Miners with the Peshawar column during the Tirah Expeditionary Force under Brig-Gen A.G. Hammond, followed by the operations in the Khyber Pass and Bazar Valley. On 1 January 1898, he was injured with a contusion (bruise) on his left hand when he was hit by a stone thrown up by an exploding mine. For his services in this campaign, Bond received the India Medal with two clasps and a further mention in despatches. In March 1901, he was appointed Commander Royal Engineers on the North-West Frontier, including the Samana Range, the Tochi Valley and the Kurram Valley.