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TONKIN, Herbert Weymonth
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1055 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Surrey Hills, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Surrey Hills, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy Produce Merchant |
| Died: | Bowen, Queensland, Australia, 10 November 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bowen General Cemetery, Qld Monumental Section 1 04.04.09, Grave 2540 |
| Memorials: | Balwyn War Memorial, The Shrine |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1055, 8th Infantry Battalion, Surrey Hills, Vic. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1055, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1055, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
NOK J H Tonkin, Goolwa, Croydon Road, Surrey Hills, Victoria