K.I.A.
Date of Death 19 July 1916
Place of Death France
Cause of Death Killed in action
Age at Death 45
Place of Association Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia

ROLL OF HONOUR
Richard Tanner
Service number 430
Rank Private
Unit 31st Australian Infantry Battalion
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 19 July 1916
Place of Death France
Cause of Death Killed in action
Age at Death 45
Place of Association Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Richard TANNER
Regimental number 430
Date of birth 1870
Place of birth Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Religion Presbyterian
Occupation Caterer
Address Goondiwindi, Queensland
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 45
Height 5' 9.5"
Weight 165 lbs
Next of kin Wife, Mrs Margaret Gloss Tanner, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Previous military service Served in the Permanent Artillery, Brisbane, Queensland.
Enlistment date 9 July 1915
Place of enlistment Brisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 31st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/48/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 31st Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or wounding Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Age at death 46
Age at death from cemetery records 45
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 4), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 118
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Richard and Margaret TANNER; husband of Margaret G. TANNER, Redcliffe, Queensland. Native of Carlton, Victoria
Other details
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Handwritten note on B.103: 'Buried at Fleurbaix, Sh.36 N.W.

Statement, Red Cross File No 2690402, 424 Sergeant A.E. SPILLING, B Company, 31st Bn, 16 November 1916: 'He was taken prisoner at Fleurbaix on July 19th. A statement appeared in Battalion orders some time ago to this effect.'

Second statement, 412 Pte T. McBRYDE, 31st Bn, 27 February 1917: 'I knew him very well, he is an old Queenslander and I know his number 430. We were at Fleurbaix. We held the trenches for 14 hours and we were then bombed out. I saw him killed by rifle fire. This was in the 2nd German line. He was shot just as we were getting out of the trench.'

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

Record information
Event: births
Registration number17548 / 1870
Family name: TANNER
Given name(s) Richard
Place of event: MELBOURNE, Australia
Personal detail
Mother's name Margaret
Mother's family name at birth BELL
Father's Name: Richard
BDM B VIC

Richard Tanner
Event date: 19/07/1916
Event type: Death registration
Registration details: 1922/F/8575Mother: Margaret Bell
Father/parent: Richard Tanner
BDM D QLD

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