Tonkin, Leslie George

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Tonkin, Leslie George

Service Service Number Number 1494 1646 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 16th November 1916 Gallipoli Peninsula Fleurs, France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

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NAME

Tonkin, Leslie George

SERVICE NO

1646

UNIT

34th Battalion/20th Battalion/

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

23 yrs 7 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Taree, NSW

ADDRESS

Barton St., Kurri Kurri. NSW

OCCUPATION

Carpenter

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

5 Feb 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

West Maitland, NSW

NEXT OF KIN

Mother;- Margaret Jane Tonkin, Barton St., Kurri Kurri/ “Kundle” Woy Woy./ Father John Ellis Tonkin (dec). Brother;- Richard Caleb Tonkin, 445, 13th Btn (dec) Sister;- Mrs Mollie Row, Barton St., Kurri Kurri

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION RELIGION

Height-5’6” Weight-115lbs. Chest-31-33”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair. Scars on Back, & front R/thigh. C/E

EMBARKED

2 May 1916, Sydney per “Hororata”

DISEMBARKED

23 Jun 1916 Plymouth per “Aragon”

Nil

NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED

16 Nov 1916-Fleurs, France, GSW Head.

BURIED MEDALS DEPENDANTS

British War Medal-38543, Victory Medal-38230. Memorial Plaque & Scroll329251. Mother;- Margaret Jane Tonkin (widow) Woy Woy

PERSONAL EFFECTS WILL CORRESPONDENCE REMARKS RED CROSS REPORT

Known as George/ or “Tonky” Conflicting report as to GSW Head or (several) reports of Shell explosion in trench.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8393119

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