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Albert TAMS

Regimental number28985
Place of birthWeston on Trent, Staffordshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStorekeeper
AddressHunter Street, Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Tams, Hunter Street, Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameMedium Trench Mortar Battery Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/129/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd DTMB
FateKilled in Action 29 September 1918
Place of death or woundingnr St Quentin, France
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialUnicorn Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 19), Vend'huile, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
21
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mary YOUNG (formerly TAMS), Stockton, New South Wales, and the late Leonard TAMS. Native of Weston-on-Trent, Staffs., England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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