TOMKINS N.E.
Given Names: Norman Ernest
Service Number: 348
Unit: 6th Battalion, C Company
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 25 Yrs 6 Mths
Occupation: Boat Builder
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 8 In
Weight: 148 Lbs
Chest: 33 In
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Grey
Complexion: Fair
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 18/8/1914
Place: Richmond
Next of Kin: FATHER Valentine Tomkins
Harrison Crescent, Hawthorn, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 19/10/1914
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Hororata A20
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Themistocles
Embarked: 15/8/1915
Disembarked:
Unit: 6th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 9/12/1915
Place:
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 6638
British War Medal: 1959
Victory Medal: 1958
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1889
Place: Marrickville, New South Wales
Father: Valentine TOMKINS
Mother: Margaret BUNTING
MARRIAGE
Year: 1920
Place: Violet Town, Victoria
Spouse: Elsie Catherine HOSKIN
DEATH
Date or Year: 4/10/1946
Place: Caulfield, Victoria
Burial: Springvale, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Filed amalgamated with WW2 file V55287
Wounded in action 9/5/1915
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Hawthorn West Presbyterian Church
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
Service Number: V55287
Date Enlisted: 21/9/1940
Date Discharged: 21/3/1942
COMMENTS