Lance Corporal 4072 William Henry TONKS

Lance Corporal 4072 William Henry Tonks{gallery}L/Cpl W H Tonks{/gallery}B Company, 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Part of the 5th Division.
Died of wounds in France and Flanders, 20th May 1917, aged 20

• Buried: Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France
  
• Awarded British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Arthur William and Ada Tonks [nee Dewis]
• NNWFHS Memorial: Atherstone

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Lance Corporal Tonks
• NNWFHS Atherstone War Memorial Page
• Etaples Military Cemetery
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born 8 Jan 1897 at Richmond Road, Atherstone. Baptised 1 Aug 1897
  
• Lived at 35 Richmond Road, Atherstone [1901 & 1911]
  
• Employed as a newsagent’s errand boy and was still at school [1911]