Charles William TANZER

TANZER, Charles William

    Service Number: 3386
    Enlisted: 26 April 1916
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: Australian Army Service Corps AIF
    Born: St Peters, New South Wales, Australia, 6 August 1890
    Home Town: Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Letter Sorter North Sydney Post Office
    Died: Died of wounds, France, 3 June 1918, aged 27 years
    Cemetery: Querrieu British Cemetery, Picardie
    B 29,
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mosman "With the Colors" Pictorial Honour Roll, Mosman St. Clements Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honour, Sydney NSW Post Master General's Department Honour Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    26 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3386, No 4th Tunnelling Company - Headquarters No 1
    22 May 1916: Involvement Sapper, 3386, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
    22 May 1916: Involvement Sapper, 3386, No 4th Tunnelling Company - Headquarters No 1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
    22 May 1916: Embarked Sapper, 3386, No 4th Tunnelling Company - Headquarters No 1, HMAT Warilda, Sydney
    14 May 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Service Corps AIF, 27th Company Australian Army Service Corps
    2 Jun 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3386, (head, face, thighs) and evacuated to the 5th Australian Field Ambulance near Querrieu, Somme
    3 Jun 1918: Involvement Private, 3386, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3386 awm_unit: 27th Australian Army Service Corps Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-03

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of Louis and Matilde TANZER

    News has been received that Sapper C W Tanzer, son of Mrs M Tanzer Esther Road Balmoral, Mosman, died of wounds received in France on June 3, after 2 years service. He was severely wounded in April 1917 and after many weeks in hospital returned to his company. He was attached to the North Sydney post office as a letter sorter. Two brothers are on active service.

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