Henry Burgoyne TOMKINS

TOMKINS, Henry Burgoyne

Service Number: QX19137
Enlisted: 1 March 1941
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment
Born: Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 4 October 1906
Home Town: Whetstone, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Schooling: The Southport School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Station Overseer
Died: Killed in Action, Papua, 19 December 1942, aged 36 years
Cemetery: Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Greenslopes 2nd/7th Cavalry Regiment Honour Roll, Inglewood War Memorial, Southport Old Southportians Supreme Sacrifice Honour Board
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Lieutenant, QX19137
1 Mar 1941: Enlisted
1 Mar 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, QX19137, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment , Brisbane, Qld.
19 Dec 1942: Discharged

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William James Tomkins and Lily Mary Pelham Tomkins; husband of Nancy Mary Tomkins, of Whetstone, Queensland.

HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE

Death of Lieut. H. B. Tomkins.— Advice was received here on Monday that Lieut. H. B. Tomkins, son of Mr. and the late Mrs. W. B. Tomkins, of Whetstone Station, had been killed in action in the New Guinea Area. The late Lieut. Tomkins transferred to the A.I.F. from the Light Horse Regiment
and embarked for the Middle East in October, 1941. On his return here early last year, he spent, several months at various centres and some time ago  left for the northern battle zone. He was in his late thirties and had resided all his life in the Inglewood district. Just prior to his departure for the Middle East he married iMiss Nancy Reid, of Sydney who survives him. In addition he is survived by his father, Mr, W. J. Tomkins, four sisters, Mesdames John Mort (Stanthorpe) and Max Cay (Whetstone); Misses Molly Tomkins and Des Tomkins (A.W.A.S.), and Mr. Alick Tomkins, his only brother.

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