Leonard Tonkin
Birth 13 November 1897 Death 7th Nov 1918 Able SeamanR.N. Div.,R.N.V.R
Service #R/6097
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| Place of Birth | Cleator Moor |
| Residence at Enlistment | 135. Ennerdale Road, Cleator Moor , Cumberland |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | 135. Ennerdale Road, Cleator Moor , Cumberland |
| Residence 1911 Census | 135. Ennerdale Road, Cleator Moor , Cumberland |
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| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | Thomas & Catherine Ann Tonkin |
| Siblings | Anne , Richard Eli , Eugenie , Bertha , Rees Webber ,Catherine , Thomas |
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| Regiment at Enlistment | R.N. Div.,R.N.V.R |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | Hawke |
| Rank at Enlistment | Able Seaman |
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| Service Number at Enlistment | R/6097 |
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| Age at Death | 19 |
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| Date of Death | 7th Nov 1918 |
| Regiment at Death | R.N. Div.,R.N.V.R |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | Hawke |
| Rank at Death | Able Seaman |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in Action |
| Service Number at Death | R/6097 |
| Field of Action at Death | France |
| Place of Death | Valenciennes |
| Battle at Death | Battle of the Sambre |
| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | DENAIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY |
| Grave Position | D. 24. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/319865/tonkin,-/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | France |
| Private Memorial | Methodists church Cleator Moor/St Johns war memorial |
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