TONKIN, William James
(Service number 15806)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 14/03/1892 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Box 7, Te Aro P. O. | ||
| Occupation | Storeman | ||
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| Next of Kin | William TONKIN (father), 190 Evan Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 15th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata or Ulimaroa | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 15 July 1955 | Age | 63 years |
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Biographical Notes
William James Tonkin was the elder son of William and Annie (née Clemens) Tonkin. He was educated at Washdyke School and maybe Waimataitai. In 1922 he married Lois Cody who died in 1933 and was buried at Timaru. William married secondly, Agnes Irene Gudsell, who died in 1992 and was cremated at Salisbury Park. The Methodist Church of Timaru placed a handsome window in the Bank Street Church as a memorial for the war victims of the congregations. Apart from the names of the fallen appearing on the window, the names of all who served were inscribed in a book which was to be preserved in the Church. Included in the names was that of William James Tonkin
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 March 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 March 2020]; School Admission record [27 March 2020]; Timaru Herald, 5 July 1922 (Papers Past) [24 March 2020]
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