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TARRANT, Alfred Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 57 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Derby, Tasmania, Australia , 1893 |
| Home Town: | Lefroy, George Town, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Lefroy State School and Philip Smith Training College, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 11 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11, Row E, Grave 1 Chaplain A.P. Bladen officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, George Town Municipality Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 57, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 57, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 57, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 18 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 11 Nov 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 57, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 57 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-11-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred and Caroline Tarrant of Lefroy, Tasmania. Brother of Albert Ernest Tarrant who was killed in action on the 25 September 1917 while serving with the 13th Machine Gun Company
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the senior cadets with the rank of Lieutenant
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