Frederick Joseph
Tonkin
Born in Athelstone, South Australia, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of William Tonkin
and Cassandra (Prater) Tonkin
Brother of
Charles William Murray Tonkin, Ethel Isabel Tonkin, Herbert John Tonkin, Leonard Bertram Tonkin, Mary Minetta (Tonkin) Badcock, Edith Maud (Tonkin) Murray, Cassy Elizabeth Tonkin and Margery Florence (Tonkin) Hunt
Husband of
Selina Elizabeth (Sparling) Tonkin
— married
8 Jun 1907 in Baptist Church, Glen Osmond, South Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 67
in Gumeracha, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Nov 2012
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Biography
Frederick Joseph Tonkin was born in the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)
This profile is part of the Tonkin Name Study.
Frederick Joseph Tonkin, son of William Tonkin and Cassandra Prater, was born 28 Apr 1881 in Athelstone, South Australia. [1]
He married Selina Elizabeth Sparling 8 Jun 1907 at the Baptist Church in Glen Osmond. [2]
Frederick enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 9 Jun 1915. He embarked in December 1915 on HMAT Seang Bee, and in Feb 1916 Frederick joined the 50th Btn AIF. Wounded in France in Aug 1916, he was returned to Australia in Feb 1917. [3]
Frederick Joseph Tonkin died age 67 [4] and was buried in Birdwood Cemetery. [5] [6]
Sources
- ↑ South Australia Birth Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 31 Mar 2022) database entry for Frederick Joseph Tonkin (Birth date 28 Apr 1881, Father Wiliam Tonkin, Mother Cassandria Prater, Birth residence Athelstone) Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 260/331.
- ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 31 Mar 2022) database entry for Frederick Joseph Tonkin (age 26, marital status S, father William Tonkin) and Selina Elizabeth Sparling (age 22, marital status S, father Christopher Sparling) 8 Jun 1907, Baptist Church Glen Osmond. Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 231/1346.
- ↑ Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, TONKIN Frederick Joseph : Service Number 3206 National Archives Australia Item ID 8392155
- ↑ South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 31 Mar 2022) database entry for Frederick Joseph Tonkin (Death date 31 Aug 1948, age 67, marital status M, place of death Gumeracha, residence Birdwood) Reference: District Talunga, Book/Page 731/4806.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 March 2022), memorial page for F. J. Tonkin (unknown–Aug 1948), Find A Grave: Memorial #201407333, citing Birdwood Cemetery, Birdwood, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by J (contributor 50048377) .
- ↑ "Advertising" The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) 1 September 1948: 8. Web. 31 Mar 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43781289>.
See also:
- Frederick Joseph Tonkin (Virtual War Memorial Australia, https://vwma.org.au : accessed 22 Feb 2024)
- Myrtle Bank War Memorial South Australia
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