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John TATHAM

Regimental number1601
Place of birthBrunswick, Victoria
SchoolRichmond Central State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
Address43 Cameron Street, Richmond, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinT Tatham, 43 Cameron Street, Richmond, Victoria
Enlistment date16 December 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 19 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Place of death or woundingCape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHelles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
48
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas Smith and Elizabeth THATHAM, 200, Church Street, Richmond, Victoria. Native of Brunswick, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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