John Forrest TATTERSON

TATTERSON, John Forrest

Service Number: 2121
Enlisted: 23 September 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 10th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, April 1887
Home Town: Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling: Essendon State School No 483
Occupation: Grocer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 29 March 1918
Cemetery: Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Box Hill (Shire of Nunawading) War Memorial, Camberwell War Memorial, Essendon State School No 483 Roll of Honor, Malmsbury School No. 148 Roll of Honor Book, Shire of Nunawading Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

23 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2121, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Victoria
6 Dec 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2121, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
6 Dec 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2121, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
29 Mar 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2121, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , German Spring Offensive 1918, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2121 awm_unit: 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-03-29

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"...2121 Trooper John Forrest Tatterson, grocer, of Box Hill, Victoria. He joined the 8th Light Horse regiment as a signaller on 6 October 1916 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Orsova on 6 December 1916 for Plymouth, England. In November 1917 he transferred to Artillery as a Gunner (Gnr) and joined 10th Field Artillery Brigade (10 FAB) in France on 1 February 1918. Gnr Tatterson was killed in action near Albert, France, on 29 March 1918. He was aged 30 years..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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