ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

TATHAM, Alfred

TATHAM, Alfred

Full Name: Alfred

TATHAM

Date of Birth: 09

–

1891

Place of birth: Mandurah WA

Australia

Occupation: Fisherman

Address: Pinjarra West Murray WA

Next of Kin: Mother – Kate Tatham

Next of Kin Address: Pinjarra West Murray WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 3639

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 28th Battalion/51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-09-28

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-01-17

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-02-07

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, France

Age at Death: 24

Burial Location: Inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial France – No Known Grave

17/09/1915- Completed Medical Examination Pinjarra WA
29/09/1915- To 31 Depot Company Blackboy Hill WA as Private
16/10/1915- To No. 4 Depot Battalion Blackboy Hill
1/11/1915- To 28th Battalion 8th Reinforcements Blackboy Hill
7/02/1916- To Overseas Training Base 7th Training Battalion Zeitoun Egypt ex Australia
3/03/1916- Transferred 51st Battalion Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
5/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with British Expeditionary Forces for Marseilles France ( Disembarked 12/06/1915 )
14/08/1916- Killed in Action Pozieres, France

 

Service Medals Awarded

British War Medal – No. 30870

Victory Medal – No. 30688

Memorial Plaque & Scroll – No. 317267

 

Memorial Inscription

Pinjarra War Memorial WA

Yarloop War Memorial WA.

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 154

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.