Tonkin, Leslie George

Transcript of Tonkin, Leslie George

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Tonkin, Leslie George Service Number 1646

Killed in Action 16th November 1916 Fleurs, France

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NAME Tonkin, Leslie George

SERVICE NO 1646

UNIT 34th Battalion/20

th Battalion/

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 23 yrs 7 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Taree, NSW

ADDRESS Barton St., Kurri Kurri. NSW

OCCUPATION Carpenter

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 5 Feb 1916

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

West Maitland, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE Nil

NEXT OF KIN Mother;- Margaret Jane Tonkin, Barton St., Kurri Kurri/ “Kundle” Woy Woy./ Father John Ellis Tonkin (dec). Brother;- Richard Caleb Tonkin, 445, 13

th Btn (dec)

Sister;- Mrs Mollie Row, Barton St., Kurri Kurri

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’6” Weight-115lbs. Chest-31-33”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair. Scars on Back, & front R/thigh.

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED 2 May 1916, Sydney per “Hororata”

DISEMBARKED 23 Jun 1916 Plymouth per “Aragon”

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

DIED 16 Nov 1916-Fleurs, France, GSW Head.

BURIED

MEDALS British War Medal-38543, Victory Medal-38230. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-329251.