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TANTAU, James Vicar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 25856 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 3 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Brandhoek New Military Cemetery Plot II. G. 17. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 25856, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 25856, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 3 Aug 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 25856, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 25856 awm_unit: 14 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-08-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
James was the son of Albert August Tantau and Ethel Maud Tantau nee Gilligan.
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