conf ir med ▁vict ories ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁st raf ed ▁three ▁Al bat ros ▁D . V s ▁he ▁had ▁forced ▁to ▁land . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁August , ▁he ▁pers isted ▁in ▁ch asing ▁a ▁Rum pler ▁ ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁bring ▁it ▁to ▁battle . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁August , ▁engine ▁trouble ▁forced ▁Ton kin ▁and ▁his ▁observer ▁to ▁land . ▁They ▁were ▁captured ▁by ▁local ▁Arab s , ▁who ▁r ans omed ▁them ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁for ▁a ▁hundred ▁so ver eign s . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁September , ▁they ▁were ▁brought ▁down ▁by ▁anti - air craft ▁fire ▁and ▁taken ▁prisoner , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁rep atri ated ▁by ▁res cu ing ▁caval ry . ▁ ▁Ton kin ▁returned ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁March , ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁He ▁lived ▁another ▁half ▁century , ▁dying ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁S ources ▁of ▁information ▁ ▁References ▁A bove ▁the ▁T rench es ▁Supp lement : ▁A ▁Complete ▁Record ▁of ▁the ▁F ighter ▁A ces ▁and ▁Units ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁Air ▁Forces . ▁Christopher ▁F . ▁Sh ores , ▁Norman ▁L . ▁R . ▁Fran ks , ▁Russell ▁Gu est . ▁Gr ub ▁Street , ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁, ▁▁ ▁Category : Austral ian ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁flying ▁a ces ▁Category : 1 8 8 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1