TONGE A.W.

Given Names:  Arthur William

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Unit:  Chaplains Corp                                                                                                      

Rank:  Chaplain, 4th Class                                                                                               

Paybook Number:  147995

Age:  47 Yrs   

Occupation:  Clergyman & School Master                                                                       

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  6 Ft  0 In                     

Weight:  184 Lbs

Chest:  41 In

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ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  16/6/1917

Place: 

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Elsie Louise Tonge

Rosemount', Arnold Street, South Yarra (Kew), Victoria                                                     

Embarkation Date:  23/6/1917

Port:  Adelaide 

Ship:  HMAT Borda A30

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Port Darwin                                     

Embarked:  12/6/1919                               

Disembarked:  27/7/1919

Unit:  Chaplains Department                                                                                                          

Rank:  Captain

Discharge Date:  26/8/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  66879

Victory Medal:  64356

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  9/10/1869

Place:  Birmingham, England                   

Father:  George TONGE                          

Mother:  Lucy Isabella

MARRIAGE

Year:  1897     

Place:  Dulwich, England                          

Spouse: Elsie Louise LOVE

DEATH

Date or Year: 1947                                 

Place: North Sydney, New South Wales    

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Battles of Passchendaele, Villers-Bretonneus, Amiens and the Hindenburg Line

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

Trinity Grammar

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

Headmaster at Trinity Grammar 1911 - 1916; resigned to serve as chaplain A.I.F.

FURTHER INFORMATION

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