Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494
Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Tonkin, Richard Caleb Service Number 445
Killed in Action 19th August 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
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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 ENLIST-MENT
Rosehill Camp
PREVIOUS SERVICE 16 yrs Reserved Rifle Club
NEXT OF KIN Mother Margaret Jane Tonkin, Barton St., Kurri Kurri/ “Kundle” Woy Woy
Father;- John Ellis Tonkin, (dec) Brother;- Leslie George Tonkin, 1646, 20
th Btn (dec)
Sister;-Mrs Minnie Row, Barton St., Kurri Kurri Sister;- Mrs M Champion, 166 Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy/
PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION
Height-5’ 10”. Weight 10st 6lbs. Chest-34-37” Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Brown. Scar on Shin
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 1914-15 Star-24955, British War Medal-6266, Victory Medal-6242. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-307494.
DEPENDANTS Mother;- Margaret Jane Tonkin
PERSONAL EFFECTS Disc, coin, badges/
WILL Beneficiary;- Mother
CORRESPONDENCE Mother/ Sister;- Mrs M Champion, 166 Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy/
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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8393127
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8393127
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8393127