Regimental number | 29167 |
Place of birth | Condobolin, New South Wales |
School | Newington College, Stanmore, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | 7 Metropolitan Road, Enmore, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, D H Tasker, Condobolin, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets, Newington College, Sydney, New South Wales. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 116 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/136/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | An international Rugby Union player. Captained the Great Public Schools' Team. Member (five-eighth) of the Australian Rugby Union Team that toured America and New Zealand in 1913. Captain of Newington College Team; Captain of Newtown Rugby Union Team. Enlisted in 1915 in the 13th Bn. Severely wounded at Quinn's Post, Gallipoli; invalided back to Australia. Re-Enlisted in 1916 in the 116th Howitzer Battery. Twice wounded in France. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Harbonnieres, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIX, Row D, Grave No. 2), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David Henry and Ellen TASKER. Mother's name incorrectly entered on CWGC site vas Helene. |
Family/military connections | Cousin (1st): Gunner Dudley BOXHALL, killed in action, France. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See 1658 William George TASKER for first period of service. |