TATNALL, William Henry
| Service Number: | 521 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Finchley, Middlesex, England, 28 March 1885 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Stroud Green School, Hornsey, England |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Pozieres, France, 7 August 1916, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Becourt Military Cemetery Plot I, Row V, Grave No. I INSCRIPTION AND THE KING'S WORDS SHALL THRILL THE HEART SERVANT OF GOD, WELL DONE |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 521, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 521, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Captain, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1916-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
24th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 31 and the son of William Champion Tatnall, of 12, Edgar Road, Clive Vale, Hastings, England, and the late Emily Jane Tatnall. At some time, his father lived at 72 Ridge Road, Strong [sic-probably Stroud] Green, London, England
Age on arrival in Australia 26.
Enlistment date 1 April 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 24th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/41/1
Embarkation details
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll-Commissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll-Captain
Unit from Nominal Roll 24th Battalion
Promotions 2nd Lieutenant
Unit: INF24
Promotion date: 15 September 1915
Lieutenant
Unit: INF24
Promotion date: 8 December 1915.
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular
Secretary of the Warrnambool Golf Club, which presented him with a gold watch on his joining the AIF. The Warrnambool Standard, 8 September 1916, carries an obituary.
He is remembered on the Hastings War Memorial.
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