Runaround

Cooked a decent breakfast for Joshua who is going to be on the go all day, just toast for me. Out to Joshua’s ex Royal Engineer friend who has some vintage kit for him to look through, he came away with just a few items!
Truro to pick up his last minute items before calling into Treliske to say “cheerio” to his Mum.
Then to Truro Rail Station to drop him on the start of his journey which will eventually end in around four days in central Sweden, exciting times.

On returning home Paddy and I set off for our walk, back to the cemetery. There are some large tree branches down and whilst checking that some of the War Graves/Private Memorials close by were undamaged I discovered the one above.
I’ve not previously seen this and it’s not on the CWGC Form 708 so once I get some time I’ll weed, clear and clean.

Artificer 3rd Class Ronald Tonkin RN
Missing In Action 13 June 1944

He was serving onboard HMS Boaedica which was torpedoed and blew up off Portland.