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| − | |Age=28 | + | |Age=28 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served Malaya. DIED 9/6/1943 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – location | + | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served Malaya. DIED 9/6/1943 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – location Tarsoa, Siam. |
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| − | |Task or role= | + | |Task or role=Not yet known. |
| − | |Promotions= | + | |Promotions=None known. |
| − | |Wounded= | + | |Wounded=Not as far as is known. |
|Prisoner of War=Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore. | |Prisoner of War=Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=DIED 9/6/1943 - cause of death | + | |Died/Killed in action=DIED 9/6/1943 - cause of death Dysentery and Beri Beri. Interred in Grave 132/1 Tarsoa. Re-interred in grave 4.F.61. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. |
| − | |Home address=Son of Robert Henry and Edith Tonkinson of Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham. | + | |Home address=Son of Robert Henry and Edith Tonkinson of 26, Southwick Road, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham. |
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Revision as of 10:47, 6 June 2018
Personnel Entry
Name Tonkinson Sidney
Army number 4278917
Rank Fusilier
Decorations None known.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age 28 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served Malaya. DIED 9/6/1943 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – location Tarsoa, Siam.
Company/Battery Z Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore.
Died/Killed in action DIED 9/6/1943 - cause of death Dysentery and Beri Beri. Interred in Grave 132/1 Tarsoa. Re-interred in grave 4.F.61. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
Home address Son of Robert Henry and Edith Tonkinson of 26, Southwick Road, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham.
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