TATHAM, William James

TATHAM,  William  James

Full Name: William James

TATHAM

Date of Birth: 08

1895

Place of birth: Pinjarra WA

Australia

Occupation: Labourer

Address: Pinjarra WA

Next of Kin: Mother – Katherine Ellen Tatham

Next of Kin Address: Pinjarra WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 1845

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion/51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-01-18

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-04-19

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-05-13

Locations Served:

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Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Fleurbaix France

Age at Death: 20

Burial Location: Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery Fleurbaix France, I, E, 10.

18/01/1915- Completed Medical Examination Perth WA
18/01/1915- Attached to Depot Company Blackboy Hill WA as Private
16/02/1915- To 11th Battalion 4th Reinforcements Blackboy Hill
13/05/1915- To Overseas Training  Base Egypt
4/06/1915- Joined 11th Battalion ” A ” Company  in the field Egypt
11/08/1915- Admitted 2nd Field Ambulance Gallipoli ( Septic Hand & Both Feet ) ex 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station then transferred to Mudros Lemnos
17/08/1915- Evacuated/Admitted St Georges Hospital Malta ex Mudros
26/08/1915- Transferred to St Patricks Hospital Malta
8/09/1915- Embarked Malta for Egypt
17/09/1915- To Overseas Base Depot Mustapha Egypt
13/10/1915- Rejoined Unit in the field Gallipoli ex Egypt
6/01/1916- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt ex Gallipoli Peninsula
1/03/1916- Transferred 51st Battalion Tel-el-Kebir Egypt ex Serapeum Egypt
5/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with British Expeditionary Forces for Marseilles France ( Disembarked 12/06/1916 )
5/07/1916- Killed in Action France

Service Medals Awarded

1914/1915 Star – No. 5226

British War Medal – No. 10794

Victory Medal – No. 10748

Memorial Scroll & Plaque – No. 317115

 

Memorial Inscription

Yarloop War Memorial WA.