Tonkin, Richard Caleb

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Richard EdmundCaleb Allen Tonkin,

Service ServiceNumber Number1494 445 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 19th August 1915 Gallipoli Gallipoli Peninsula Peninsula

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

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Tonkin, Richard Caleb

SERVICE NO

445

UNIT

13th Battalion/ D Coy

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

31 yrs 2 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Taree, NSW

ADDRESS OCCUPATION

Carpenter

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

28 Sept 1914

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Rosehill Camp

NEXT OF KIN

Mother Margaret Jane Tonkin, Barton St., Kurri Kurri/ “Kundle” Woy Woy Father;- John Ellis Tonkin, (dec) Brother;- Leslie George Tonkin, 1646, 20th Btn (dec) Sister;-Mrs Minnie Row, Barton St., Kurri Kurri Sister;- Mrs M Champion, 166 Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy/ Height-5’ 10”. Weight 10st 6lbs. Chest-34-37” Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Brown. Scar on Shin

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

16 yrs Reserved Rifle Club

RELIGION EMBARKED

22 Dec 1914 Melbourne per “Ulysses”

DISEMBARKED NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS

9 Jun 1915- Influenza-Lemnos

DIED

19 Aug 1915- Gallipoli Peninsula

BURIED MEDALS DEPENDANTS

1914-15 Star-24955, British War Medal-6266, Victory Medal-6242. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-307494. Mother;- Margaret Jane Tonkin

PERSONAL EFFECTS

Disc, coin, badges/

WILL

Beneficiary;- Mother

CORRESPONDENCE

Mother/ Sister;- Mrs M Champion, 166 Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy/

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8393127

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