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TONKIN, James Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 474 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waverley, NSW, 19 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Petersham Public School |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 474, 20th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 474, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 474, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Ernest G and Miriam TONKIN, 405 New Canterbury Raod, Dulwich Hill, NSW
Resided Norton Street, Leichhardt, NSW
James served at Rabaul and contracted Malaria Fever and was invalided back to Australia and discharged as medically unfit. He re-enlisted and was injured at Gallipoli and returned to Australia where he was appointed to recruiting staff at Dubbo and Newcastle. He re-enlisted for activer service with the Artillery and embarked 01 May 1918.