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TINK, Edgar Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5336 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warracknabeal, Vic. , April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mannum, Mid Murray, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Fairlight, New south Wales, 21 January 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Mannum District Roll of Honor, Murray Bridge Roll of Honour WW1, Prospect Roll of Honour G-Z WWI Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5336, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5336, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 5336 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
Edgar Richard Tink was born in April 1894 in Warracknabeal, Victoria. Edgar was only 21 years and 6 months when he enlisted. He was 5 feet and 6 ½ inches and weighed 136 pounds. Edgar’s religion was Methodist and he worked as a Bank Clerk. His father William Henry Tink was his nominated next of kin. He enlisted 18th October 1915 and embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916.
Tink returned to Australia 22 August 1919. On January 21st, 1974, Edgar Richard Tink passed away aged 80 at Fairlight, New South Wales due to natural causes.