Regimental number | 474 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Waverley, New South Wales |
School | Petersham Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fitter |
Address | Norton Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Miriam Tonkin, Norton Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 39500 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 12729 Gunner Oliver TONKIN, 2nd Division Ammunition Column, returned to Australia 5 April 1919; 3815 Clive Graham TONKIN [not on Nominal Roll; not on database]. |
Other details |
War service: Rabaul (contracted malaria; invalided to Australia; discharged medically unfit; re-enlisted), Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Returned to Australia. Re-enlisted, December 1917; embarked, 1 May 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |