Regimental number | 4311 |
Place of birth | Golspie, Scotland |
School | Public School, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 22 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Guildford, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Tanner, Guildford PO, Guildford, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 29), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 114 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James William and Isobel TANNER; husband of Mrs. M. TANNER, Mirrool, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 7147 Corporal Ernest TANNER, 28th Bn, killed in action, Morlancourt, France, 10 June 1918; 4312 Corporal George TANNER, 28th Bn, returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |