John Trezise Tonkin AC (2 February 1902 – 20 October 1995) was an Australian politician who was the premier of Western Australia from 3 March 1971 to 8 April 1974.

Jan 19, 2025 · Tonkin was ominously told: "From now on the German army cannot guarantee your life." While the series portrays Tonkin overpowering three Germans in an attempt to escape, the real-life...

Jan 20, 2025 · In Tonkin's obituary, one soldier Kevin Walton said of Tonkin: "It was soon clear that if a cat has nine lives, John was a 'cat of all cats.'" ADVERTISEMENT By 1948 the squadron based in Antarctica went home, with Tonkin choosing to remain and continuing to operate in Port Stanley, in the Falkland Islands.

Jan 1, 2025 · John Tonkin, standing second right, pictured with his SAS unit in Libya in late 1942 or early 1943 before their redeployment to Sicily. (Image by Jane Storey, daughter of John Tonkin) Several months later, Tonkin became an officer in the Special Raiding Squadron (SRS) commanded by Paddy Mayne, the organisation’s pre-eminent figure after the ...

Jan 19, 2025 · In the latest episode of SAS Rogue Heroes on BBC One, Lt John Tonkin, played by Jack Barton, narrowly avoids execution by firing squad thanks to a sympathetic German officer, after being...

Jan 19, 2025 · SAS Rogue Heroes has returned to BBC One, and in the series, audiences observe Lt John Tonkin (portrayed by Jack Barton) being taken prisoner during the skirmish at Termoli. As per...

Jan 19, 2025 · John Tonkin is played by Jack Barton Tonkin was told: "From now on the German army cannot guarantee your life." While the series sees Tonkin take on three Germans in a bid to escape, the real ...

Dec 25, 2024 · Two additional new characters fans will get to know in season 2 are John Tonkin and Jock McDiarmid, played by Jack Barton and Mark Rowley respectively, who are based on real-life figures...

Lieutenant John Tonkin was a British Army officer and one of the new recruits to join the SAS, and take part in the invasion of Sicily. On the Italian mainland, he was sent with Lieutenant Johnny Cooper, by Major Paddy Mayne, to blow up a bridge.

Jun 8, 2023 · With the unit was John Tonkin, who had first arrived in the Middle East as a Royal Northumber­land Fusilier. Bored with constantly running up and down sand hills to stay fit, he volunteere­d for the commandos before joining the SAS in late 1942.