Regimental number | 2164 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Kingston, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Francis Tapfield, Taratap, Kingston, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Anzac Battalion, Imperial Camel Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 4 January 1916 - 9th Light Horse, 15th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 13th Company, Imperial Camel Corps, 11 November 1916; 4th Bn, ICC, 16 March 1917; 3rd Bn, ICC, 20 August 1917; 4th Bn, ICC, 30 December 1917. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 10 |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 9091 Rohan Albert TAPFIELD, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, Ypres, Belgium, 16 August 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |