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John Percy TAPE

Regimental number530
Place of birthBurton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
SchoolChrist Church School, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressLismore, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinSister, Miss Mary Jane Tape, 44 Melton Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularMigrated alone to Australia.
FateDied of wounds 15 April 1918
Place of death or woundingAbbeville, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialLongpre-les-Corps Saints British Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Mary Jane TAPE
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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