Topic: BW - NSW - Lancers
New South Wales Lancers
Roll of Honour
Leslie Dagworth Tunks
Leslie Dagworth Tunks's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Leslie Dagworth Tunks
Service number: 879
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: NSW Lancers, First Contingent
Service: Colonial Military Forces
Conflict: South Africa, 1899-1902
Date of death: 2 June 1900
Place of death: Kroonstadt
Cause of death: Died
Source: AWM142 Roll of Honour cards, War in South Africa, 1899-1902
Leslie Dagworth Tunks
A brief military biography of Leslie Dagworth Tunks:
| Regimental number | 879 |
| Date of birth | 27 September 1875 |
| Place of birth | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Ross Street, Parramatta, NSW |
| Marital status | Single |
| Previous Service | Parramatta High School |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Father: Mr George Tunks, Ross Street, Parramatta, NSW |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | NSW Lancers |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from London, UK, on board Nineveh on 10 October 1899 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | NSW Lancers |
| Fate | Died of Disease, 2 June 1900 |
| Place of burial | Kroonstad Garden of Rememberance |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 1 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
New South Wales Lancers, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: New South Wales Lancers, Roll of Honour, Leslie Dagworth Tunks
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