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Arthur Clarence TAGUER

Regimental number7321
Place of birthPerth, Western Australia
SchoolJames St State School, Perth, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationAssistant PMG Dept
AddressBunbury, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Taguer, 260 Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets (enlisted at age 19).
Enlistment date8 December 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Miltiades on 29 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied on the platform of the railway station as a result of a railway collision.
FateDied of accidental injuries 19 April 1919
Place of death or woundingNoreuil, France
Age at death21.6
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialDuisans British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No. 28), Etrun, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
64
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Postmaster General's Department Roll of Honour, Commonwealth of Australia Building, Perth, Western Australia. Dedicated to 'Officers from Western Australia who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918'. Parents: Christian and Elizabeth TAGUER, Union Restaurant, William Street, Perth, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsUncle: Pte William Francis -----?, died of pneumonia.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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