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TANNER, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3505 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burrumbeet, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 18 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3505, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3505, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3505, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3505, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3505, 5th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm |
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