Regimental number | 2529 |
Place of birth | Wentworth, New South Wales |
School | Irymple State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Etinwanda Avenue, Mildura, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Frank Tunkin, Etinwanda Avenue, Mildura, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served as Cadet in 73 Infantry, Mildura, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 21.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 1), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 144 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Martha Ellen TUNKIN, Etiwanda Avenue, Mildura, Victoria. Native of Wentworth, New South Wales |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219 Date: |