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Alexander James TONKIN

Regimental number582
Place of birthPort Adelaide South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressRichard Street, Kyabram, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, James Charles Tonkin, Richard Street, Kyabram, Victoria
Enlistment date10 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Light Trench Mortar Battery
FateReturned to Australia 7 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death28 October 1965

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