Tonkin, William Henry

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University connections
USydUSyd.Sydney Teachers College
Event flag
World War I
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Family name
Tonkin
Given name(s)
William Henry
Initials
W.H.
Gender
Male
Early education
Tonkin, W.H. : Adelong Public School
Tertiary education
Tonkin W.H. : Arts.B.A., 1913, University of SydneyTonkin W.H. : Science.Sci. III, 1915, University of Sydney
Birth
Tonkin W.H. : Life.Birth 13 Dec 1886
Military service
Tonkin W.H. : Military and health.Served: Lieutenant [ Egypt, Wingate, England, France ] 1916 - 1917
Survived
Died during WWI
Occupations
Tonkin W.H. : Science Master - 1915 Grafton High School @ Grafton [ NSW Australia ]
Other events
Tonkin W.H. : Military and health.Enlisted 1915
Death
Tonkin W.H. : Death 7 May 1917 Killed in Action @ Bullecourt [ Pas-de-Calais France ]
PDF of book entry
TONKIN WILLIAM HENRY.pdf [ file_data/pdfs_from_BOR pdf 26833 ]
OCRd book entry or other narrative
B.A., Sci. I l l : Lieutenant, 4th Battn., A.I.F., Egypt, England and France. Enlisting in 1915 and sailing 3rd February, 1916, after being commissioned in November, was appointed to 8th Training Battn. 26th March, proceeding with battn. to England in June. Crossed to Boulogne 30th August, joined above unit 15th October after a month at Machine Gun School, and served with it till death. Promoted lieutenant, 13th December, 1916. Killed in Action, Bullecourt, 7th May,- 1917. Commemorated in Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. Early education at Adelong Public School. Later at Teachers' College.  . . .He died as he lived, a true gentleman and gallant soldier.
Later at - SYDNEY UNI ONLY
Teachers' College, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Discovering Anzacs
http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/454973
Australian War Memorial
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1476678/
Other URLs
https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=302671
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