- SURNAME
Tonna
- FORENAME
Emmanuel Lorenzo Antonio (Tony)
- UNIT
3 Squadron SASR
- RANK
Sergeant
- NUMBER
15437
- AWARD
Military Medal
- PLACE
South Vietnam 1966-67
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 22.08.1940
25.11.1959 enlisted
wife Rosemary June Jonna of 41 Roseberry Avenue, South Perth, Western Australia
names given in one source as Emanuel Leterio Antonio Tonna
London Gazette 44376, 28th July 1967, Page 8434
CITATION:
Military Medal : Sergeant Tonna has been a Special Air Service patrol commander in South Vietnam since June 1966. During this period he has led his patrols on numerous occasions deep into Viet Cong dominated territory. Of these patrols, six culminated in clashes with the enemy resulting in four enemy killed in action, two wounded and one captured. Sergeant Tonna has also been the subject of a friendly air strike. All Sergeant Tonna's patrols have been extremely successful and his reporting of enemy activity has been accurate and detailed. His coolness under fire, his quiet determination and his thoroughness have made him an outstanding patrol commander and a fine example to the whole of the Squadron. His overall approach to hazardous patrolling is in the finest tradition of the Special Air Service Regiment and the Royal Australian Infantry Corps.
WEB LINKS:
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44376/supplement/8434/https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7623704
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