Service Details
Name:
 TONKIN
Given Name:
 ROY HILTON
Initials:
 R H
Service No:
 76437219BG
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
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Regiment:
 South African Armoured Corps
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Unit:
 School of Armour
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Date of Death:
 1980-08-28
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Date of Birth:
 1960-12-21
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Died in Private Motor Vehicle Accident, 12 kms outside Mooi River while driving home on a 7-day leave pass after returning from a 6-month tour of duty in the Operational Area
Additional
Information:
Son of Les A. and Eula Tonkin, of Durban. Brother of Bruce and Peter Tonkin
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Kwazulu Natal
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Cemetery:
 PIETERMARITZBURG (MOUNTAIN RISE) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Crem. Niche

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