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TANWAN, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2663 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Rockhampton, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Banana, Queensland, Australia, 22 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Banana, Banana, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Banana, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Stockman / Jockey |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 24 December 1988, aged 94 years |
| Cemetery: |
Nundah Cemetery, Brisbane Columbarium 13 Section 10 |
| Memorials: | Banana War Memorial, Shire of Banana Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2663, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Rockhampton, Qld. | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 2663, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 2663, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 31 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, ex 2nd Light Horse taken on strength El-el-Kebir | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2663, 52nd Infantry Battalion, SS Megantic ex Alexandria, Egypt to UK | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2663, 42nd Infantry Battalion, from Southampton, England to France | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2663, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 15 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2663, 42nd Infantry Battalion, evacuated wounded from Le Havre to England on H.S. Essequibo | |
| 16 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 42nd Infantry Battalion, admitted Mildmay Hospital Bethnal Green, England / GSW to left lower arm, right upper arm & right wrist | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2663, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Return to Australia per A.29 GSW Right Arm for Change ex "Suevic" to Melbourne | |
| 28 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2663, 42nd Infantry Battalion, 1st Medical discharge |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Walter Edwin TANWAN and Ellen nee CUE, of Banana, Qld.
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