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TAPFIELD, Rohan Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 9991 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Clarence, Tasmania, 17 February 1885 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Woolahra Public School Sydney |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Ypres, Belgium, 16 August 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres Plot II, Row D, Grave 32, Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 9991, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 9991, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 16 Aug 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 9991, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 9991 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-08-16 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Mowbray Lawson and Susan Elizabeth TAPFIELD; husband of Rosa Madeline TAPFIELD, of "Syvlander," 89 Darley Road, Manly, New South Wales. Born at Hobart, Tasmania.