Sapper

John Rasmus Tonkin

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of J. H. and P. F. E. Tonkin, of 34, Pine Hill Terrace, Dunedin.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/446
Name:
John Rasmus Tonkin
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J. Tonkin (father), 34 Pine Hill Terrace, North-east Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Dunedin, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
28 August 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:
HMNZT 3
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
8
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
John Rasmus Tonkin
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