Walter John (Jack) TONKIN

Walter John (Jack) TONKIN Update Details

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Service Number:	1132
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Randwick, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Temora, Temora Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Apprentice linotype operator
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 23 July 1915
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Temora Public School Honour Roll, Temora WW1 War Memorial

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1132, Randwick, New South Wales
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1132, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1132, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1132, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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