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TATTERSALL, James Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2893 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 October 1916, Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waterfoot, Lancashire, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Council School, Waterfoot, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 1 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 27, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2893, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2893, 44th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2893, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 21 Years
Son of John and Sarah Tattersall of Whitewell Bottom, Manchester, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal