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Tom TAPP

Regimental number1743
Place of birthBundamba, Queensland
ReligionCongregational
OccupationMiner
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Louisa Tapp, Stafford Street, Booral, Queensland
Enlistment date11 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Hawkes Bay on 20 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 11 January 1916 - 49th Bn, 2nd Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 49th Bn, 20 August 1916.
FateKilled in Action 28 March 1918
Place of death or woundingSomme sector, France
Age at death24
Place of burialRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Point 106, British Cemetery, Bresle, Memorial), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
149
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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