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Colchester, Essex [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Truro, Cornwall [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Adelong New South Wales [3]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Boulder Western Australia [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Camperdown Victoria [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Hindmarsh South Australia [2]

Kadina South Australia [2]

Mount Barker South Australia [2]

Newstead Victoria [2]

Norwood South Australia [2]

Orange, Mass [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Port Broughton South Australia [2]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [2]

Serpentine Western Australia [2]

Taree New South Wales [2]

Young New South Wales [2]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Appila South Australia [1]

Athelstone South Australia [1]

Avenel Victoria [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bodmin England [1]

Bombay [1]

Brixton, Devon [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Cornwell England [1]

Cowflat New South Wales [1]

Crediton, Devon [1]

Essex [1]

Eulo Queensland [1]

Exeter [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Ford, Ivybridge, Devon [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Gwithian, Hayle, Cornwall [1]

Hayle, Cornwall [1]

Heavitree, Exeter, Devon [1]

Hillgrove New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [132]

Gunner [14]

Sapper [14]

Serjeant [13]

Corporal [11]

Driver [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Captain [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftsman [1]

Chaplain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private /Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

V.A.D. Member [1]

Ward Maid [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [38]

Royal Engineers [26]

Devonshire Regiment [21]

Army Service Corps [19]

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Otago Infantry Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Allied Forces Base Hospital [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

Australian Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/Alberta Regiment [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Yeomanry [1]

Duke of Cornwa [1]

Service

British Army [211]

Australian Imperial Force [88]

Royal Navy [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [389]

Contribution

Military Service [382]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Canada [1]

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People [389] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Colchester, Essex [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Truro, Cornwall [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Adelong New South Wales [3] Ballarat Victoria [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Boulder Western Australia [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Camperdown Victoria [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Hindmarsh South Australia [2] Kadina South Australia [2] Mount Barker South Australia [2] Newstead Victoria [2] Norwood South Australia [2] Orange, Mass [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Port Broughton South Australia [2] Saint Austell, Cornwall [2] Serpentine Western Australia [2] Taree New South Wales [2] Young New South Wales [2] Albany Western Australia [1] Appila South Australia [1] Athelstone South Australia [1] Avenel Victoria [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Bodmin England [1] Bombay [1] Brixton, Devon [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Cornwell England [1] Cowflat New South Wales [1] Crediton, Devon [1] Essex [1] Eulo Queensland [1] Exeter [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Ford, Ivybridge, Devon [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Gwithian, Hayle, Cornwall [1] Hayle, Cornwall [1] Heavitree, Exeter, Devon [1] Hillgrove New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [132] Gunner [14] Sapper [14] Serjeant [13] Corporal [11] Driver [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Lieutenant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Captain [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftsman [1] Chaplain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Private /Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Transport Serjeant [1] V.A.D. Member [1] Ward Maid [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [38] Royal Engineers [26] Devonshire Regiment [21] Army Service Corps [19] Labour Corps [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Field Artillery [9] Hampshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Otago Infantry Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Allied Forces Base Hospital [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] Australian Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion/Alberta Regiment [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Yeomanry [1] Duke of Cornwa [1]

Service

British Army [211] Australian Imperial Force [88] Royal Navy [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [389]

Contribution

Military Service [382] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Canada [1]

William John Tonkin

Born 1898

Died 1970

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79772 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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John Leslie Aka Jack Tonkin

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 21598 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 21598 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 21598 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 10th (Service) Battalion

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Albert George Tonkin

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38326

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James Osmond Tonkin

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85998

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Edwin Charles Tonkin

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278386

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Charles Tonkin

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 41278 Serjeant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Batallion

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Nicholas William Tonkin

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307507

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Edith Mary Tonkin

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 14673 Ward Maid French Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment

Other Empire Force V.A.D. Member Voluntary Aid Detachment 3rd General Hospital

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William Ernest Tonkin

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654372

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private

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Herbert Tonkin

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212226

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Richard Enoder Tonkin

Born 1891

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/186 Private Otago Infantry Regiment

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William John Tonkin

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 19400 Private Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Cuthbert Tonkin

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army R/2945 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment 7th battalion, east Battalion

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Richard Harry Tonkin

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126515

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James Stanley Tonkin

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229006

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Alfred Edward Tonkin

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 63740 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Garrison Battalion

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Edward Tonkin

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205711

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Alfred Osborne Tonkin

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242626

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Philip Herbert Tonkin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294171

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Harry Tonkin

Died 1916

British Army 12250 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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