| Regimental number | 3281 |
| Place of birth | Traralgon, Victoria |
| School | Wangaratta Agricultural High School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Hansonville via Glenrowan, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annabella Tanner, Hansonville via Glenrowan, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 24th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name given on RoH circular as Herbert Henry TANNER. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Rosieres, France |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIX, Row F, Grave No. 4), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 54 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Annabel TANNER, 6 Alwa Road, Camberwell, Victoria |