Walter John TANNER

TANNER, Walter John

Service Numbers: 4602, V6706
Enlisted: 1 October 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Captain
Last Unit: Australian Intelligence Corps - Security Service
Born: Morwell, Vic., 12 June 1893
Home Town: Hansonville, Wangaratta, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: School Teacher
Died: Natural Causes, 1 March 1971, aged 77 years, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Cassia (Tenure Expired)
Memorials: Victorian Garden of Remembrance
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World War 1 Service

1 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4602, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
28 Dec 1916: Embarked Private, 4602, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
28 Dec 1916: Involvement Private, 4602, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
1 May 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion
1 Aug 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

10 Oct 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, V6706, Australian Intelligence Corps - Security Service, Royal Park, Vic.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mr H Tanner, Hansonville via Glenrowan, Victoria

Husband of Stella Eocen TANNER, 313 Riversdale Road, Camberwell, Vic.