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John TABNER

Regimental number3140
Place of birthWaterloo, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Age on arrival in Australia36
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMiner
AddressKurri Kurri, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinWife, Mrs Emma Tabner, Aberdare Street, Kurri Kurri, New South Wales
Enlistment date11 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 19 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death40
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row A, Grave No. 12), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Hannah TABNER; husband of Emma TABNER, Arnold Street, Mayfield, Waratah, New South Wales. Native of Ashton-under Lyne, England~
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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