Leslie
King
Tonkin
Born in Minlaton, South Australia, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Frank Herbert Tonkin
and Elsie Mary (King) Tonkin
Brother of
Darcy Charles Tonkin, Dorothea Jane Tonkin, Stanley Percy Sidney Tonkin, Frank Dungey Tonkin and John Peter Tonkin
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 25
in Libya
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Oct 2021
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Biography
Sergeant Leslie Tonkin was Killed in Action during World War II.
This profile is part of the Tonkin Name Study.
Sergeant Leslie King Tonkin of the 2/48 Australian Infantry Battalion was killed in action 1 May 1941. He was buried in the Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma in Libya.
"Family Notices" The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) 20 May 1941: 8. Web. 31 Oct 2021 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article45005252>.
"NEWS IN BRIEF." The Pioneer (Yorketown, SA : 1898 - 1954) 6 June 1941: 5. Web. 31 Oct 2021 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article199203224>.
"EX-FOOTBALLER KILLED" News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954) 11 June 1941: 5. Web. 31 Oct 2021 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131407747>.
"Local Men in This Week's Casualty List" The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954) 14 June 1941: 24. Web. 31 Oct 2021 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55834028>.
Sources
- South Australia Birth Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 23 May 2022) database entry for Leslie King Tonkin (Birth date 16 Nov 1915, Father Frank Herbert Tonkin, Mother Elsie Mary King, Birth residence Minlaton) Reference: District Daly, Book/Page 970/538.
- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour Leslie King Tonkin
- Virtual War Memorial Australia Leslie King Tonkin
- Commonwealth War Graves Leslie King Tonkin
- National Archives Australia TONKIN LESLIE KING : Service Number SX6911
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 October 2021), memorial page for Sgt Leslie King Tonkin (unknown–1 May 1941), Find A Grave: Memorial #56597599, citing Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Tobruk, Al Buṭnān, Libya ; Maintained by Digger (contributor 50072026) .
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