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TANNER, Xavier Aloysius
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX106301, V37873 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1940, Rippon Lea, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
| Born: | Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 29 June 1920 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield South, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Merit Certificate |
| Occupation: | Garage Attendant (Motor Mechanic) |
| Died: | Illness, New Guinea, 13 November 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference: Plot A, Row A, Grave 6. Inscription: "Son of Aloysius and Monica Tanner. R.I.P." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, VX106301 | |
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| 26 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V37873, 22 Infantry Battalion AMF, Rippon Lea, Victoria | |
| 8 Aug 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Transferred from the Australian Military Forces (AMF) to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) with service number VX106301. Assigned to the 4th Australian Infantry Brigade. Passed away from Scrub Typhus and Malaria on 13th November 1943 in New Guinea. | |
| 8 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, VX106301 |
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