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(Pte) Edward Sebastian Tonkes
Private Edward Sebastian Tonkes 3944, an Engineer from Maud Street, Ethelton, South Australia, prior to enlistment 9 July 1917 aged 27, he embarked with the 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 10 from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917.
| Regimental number | 3944 |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Address | Maud Street, Ethelton, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs H Tonkes, Maud Street, Ethelton, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 9-Jul-17 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 10 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Discharged 18 July 1918 |
ID number PB0058
Collection Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Photographer Barnes, Josiah
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Port Melbourne
Date made 30 October 1917Description
Members of the 5th Pioneers, 10th Reinforcements prior to boarding HMAT Aeneas (A60). Identified are: second row, (sitting on his kitbag, which shows a map of Australia and his service number and smoking a cigarette) 3939 Private (Pte) Carl Tura Hergstrom, of Port Pirie, SA. Pte Hergstrom was born at Sundsvall, Sweden, and was killed in action in France on 3 July 1918 as a member of 48th Battalion. On Pte Hergstrom's left, also sitting on his kitbag is 3865 Pte William Kennedy, a farmer of Streaky Bay, West Coast, SA. Pte Kennedy was born in Balty Bay, County Monaghan, Ireland and was killed in action in France on 3 May 1918 also as a member of 48th Battalion. On the second right, crouching, 3795 Pte (Acting Sergeant) Walter Owen Lewis, engineering surveyor of Semaphore, SA. Behind and slightly right of Pte Lewis is 3944 Pte Edward Sebastian Tonkes, engineer of Ethalton, SA.
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