Ernest David TANIAN

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Service Number:	VX69279
Enlisted:	22 December 1941
Last Rank:	Craftsman
Last Unit:	Independant Brigade Workshops
Born:	Heathcote, Victoria, Australia, 18 April 1919
Home Town:	Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Process Worker
Died:	Accidental, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 12 December 1944, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 3. Row F. Grave 11. Inscription: "WE WILL REMEMBER"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Craftsman, VX69279
22 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX69279
11 Dec 1944:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Craftsman, VX69279, Independant Brigade Workshops, Posted to 126 Brigade Workshop died from electrocution when adjusting a switch board.

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