Walter John (Jack) TONKIN

TONKIN, Walter John

Service Number: 1132
Enlisted: 17 August 1914, Randwick, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Cootamundra, New South Wales, 1893
Home Town: Temora, Temora Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Apprentice linotype operator
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 23 July 1915
Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Temora Public School Honour Roll, Temora WW1 War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

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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