Henry Roy Samuel Tunks (1899 - 1987)

Born 17 Apr 1899 in Launceston, Tasmania

Ancestors

Husband of Adie Agnes (Robertson) Tunks — married 1928 in Victoria, Australia

Died 1987 at about age 87 in Brighton East, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Henry Tunks was born in the Colony of Tasmania (1856-1900)

Henry Roy Samuel Tunks, son of George Albert Tunks (Draper) and Christina Pinkard (of 219 Charles St, Launceston), was born on 17 Apr 1899 at Launceston, Tasmania. ^[1]

Henry Roy Samuel Tunks married Adie Agnes Robertson in 1928 in Victoria. ^[2]

Henry was a member of the Clergy. He served with the Royal Australian Air Force, according to the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973) View title info Thu 6 Sep 1945 [Issue No.171] Page 1936 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE. ^[3]

CITIZEN AIR FORCE.

The following Clergymen are appointed Chaplains (Fourth Class) to the Royal Australian Air Force for part-time duty with effect from the dates indicated:—Henry Roy Samuel Tunks, 5th June, 1945, Frank William Paren, 19th June, 1945.

He was ordained as Deacon in 1940, according to The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954) Fri 9 Feb 1940 Page 7 Ordination Service At St. Paul's: ^[4]

Ordination Service

At St. Paul's

Archbishop Head will conduct an ordination service in St. Paul's Cathedral at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday. February 18, when the following will be ordained:—

Deacons.— Arthur Leslie Coutanche, curate St. Luke's, South Melbourne: George Arthur Pearson, curate St. Augustine's, Moreiand: Geoffrey Tremayne Sambell, curate St. John's, East Malvern; Tom William Thomas, curate St. Paul's, Geelong: Henry Roy Samuel Tunks, curate St. David's, Moorabbin: ...

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Henry died in 1987, aged 88 years, at Brighton East, Victoria. ^[5]

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Sources

1. ↑ Libraries Tasmania, Births, https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/1138391, Name: Tunks, Henry Roy Samuel, Record Type: Births, Gender: Male, Father: Tunks, George Albert, Mother: Pinkard, Christina, Date of birth: 17 Apr 1899, Registered: Launceston, Registration year: 1899, Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1138391, Resource: RGD33/1/87 no 193, Image available
2. ↑ VIC BDM Online, Marriages, Family name: TUNKS, Given name(s): Hy Roy Saml, Event: marriages, Spouse's name: ROBERTSON, Adie Agnes, Reg. year: 1928, Reg. number: 2540/1928
3. ↑ TROVE, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE. (1945, September 6). Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), p. 1936. Retrieved November 2, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232764603
4. ↑ TROVE, Ordination Service At St. Paul's (1940, February 9). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved November 2, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246538532
5. ↑ VIC BDM Online, Deaths, Family name: TUNKS, Given name(s): Henry Roy Samuel, Event: deaths, Mother's name: Christina, Mother's family name at birth: PINKARD, Father's name: TUNKS George Albert, Place of birth: Launceston Tasmania, Place of death: Brighton East, Age at Death: 88, Reg. year: 1987, Reg. number: 9134/1987