TONKIN, Leonard John
(Service number 40727)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Storeman | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Annie Tonkin (mother), 190 Evans Street, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements G Company | ||
| Date | 13 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, 3rd | ||
Military Awards
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| Service Medals | |||
Death
| Date | 29 October 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimataitai School War Memorial (as J L Tonkin?) | ||
Biographical Notes
Leonard Tonkin was the son of William and Annie Tonkin, of Timaru, New Zealand
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database, August 2013, CWGC.
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