TAPE, John Percy
| Service Number: | 530 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant, Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 15 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Longpre-les-Corps Saints British Cemetery Section Row C,, Longpre-les-Corps Saints British Cemetery, Longpre-les-Corps Saint, Abbeville, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Kyogle Methodist WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 530, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 530, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney |
John Percy Tape Life
My Great Uncle Private John Percy Tape was born 1889 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England. He left school & worked in his home town as a Shop Assistant. He left there & boarded a ship to New South Wales as he wanted to be close to his sister my Grandmother Gertrude. My Grandparents were living at the time in Inverell NSW, John stopped there & went on to Kyogle NSW as there was work there. He lived on a farm, as a Farm labourer. He joined the Army on the 1 February 1916 at Lismore NSW, No.530 41st.Batt. 11th inf. Brig. B Company. He embarked in Sydney NSW on the 16 May 1916 ship HMAT Demosthenes to France. Private John Percy Tape was wounded in action & died and died of his wounds on the 15 April 1918 aged 29. Buried at the Long pro-Les Corps,Saint British Cemetery. France.
Submitted 21 March 2015 by Dianne Morante
Biography
Service Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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