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TANNER, William Ewart
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3674 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 August 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman |
| Died: | Natural causes, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Marrickville Chapel Street Junior Technical School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3674, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 19 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Promoted prior to embarking | |
| 16 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3674, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Canberra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Nov 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3674, 6th Light Horse Regiment, SS Canberra, Sydney | |
| 28 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 3674, Discharged as 2nd Military Unit, NSW with medical reasons |
Personal Stories
My great grandfather
This is my great grandfather he was lucky enough to return home and I was lucky enough to know him as a child
Rest in peace Papa Tanner
Submitted 25 April 2015 by Kenneth Christie
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Sydney Frederick Tanner of Horton Street, Marrickville, NSW
25 December 1918 - commenced returned to Australia on board HT Somali disembarking at Sydney on 10 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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