LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class I Alan Edward TONKIN
Service No: 20540
Born: Canterbury NSW, 11 August 1921
Enlisted in the RAAF: 16 December 1940
Unit: No. 1 School of Technical Training, Exhibition Building, Carlton VIC
Died: Injuries from a Ground Accident, Penrith NSW, 31 May 1941, Aged 19 Years
Buried: Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Mr.and Mrs. T. F. Tonkin, of Concord, New South Wales, Australia
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Rookwood NSW
Remembered: Concord War Memorial, Concord NSW
On 31 May1941, Aircraftman Class I Tonkin, a Trainee Wireless Telegraph Operator, died at Penrith Hospital from his injuries as a result of a motor vehicle accident.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 163/168/59
Register of War Memorials in New South Wales On-Line