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William James TATHAM

Regimental number1845
Place of birthPinjarra, Western Ausralia
SchoolWest Murray Public School, Pinjarra, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPinjarrah, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Katherine Ellen Tatham, Pinjarrah, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets.
Enlistment date18 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 19 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Age at death20.11
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialRue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 10), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
154
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph James and Catherine Ellen THATHAM, West Murray, Pinjarra, Western Australia

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