TANNER, Walter Richard
| Service Number: | 424230 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 622 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 27 August 1916 |
| Home Town: | Maroubra, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Netherlands, 13 June 1944, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Netherlands KK Coll grave 72 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Murray Bridge 622 Squadron Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 424230 | |
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| 15 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 424230, No. 622 Squadron (RAF), Sydney, NSW | |
| 15 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 424230 |
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Son of Walter and Eleanor Tanner; husband of Lillian Ruby Tanner, of Maroubra, New South Wales
Randwick Roll of Honour
TANNER.—June 13, 1944, F./O. Walter Richard Tanner, previously reported missing, now presumed to have lost his life during air operations over Gelsenkerchen, Germany, beloved husband of Lillian, loving father of David and Wendy, of 9 Garden Street, Maroubra, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. Tanner, of Coogee, and son-in-law of Mrs. L. Hanson, of Randwick, aged 27 years. A tribute also to his gallant fellow-crew members.
TANNER.—June 13, 1944, F./O. Walter Richard Tanner, previously reported missing, now presumed to have lost his life during air operations over Gelsenkerchen, Germany, dearly loved brother and brother-in-law of Dorothy (W.A.A.A.F.) and Sydney Dubos (A.I.F.), aged 27 years.
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