Walter James TABB

Regimental number26710
Date of birth22 March 1896
Place of birthOpotiki
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCabinetmaker
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 11"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, J T Tabb, Opotiki
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets, and in D Company, 6th (Hauraki) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date29 May 1916
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 65 Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 10 March 1919
Discharge date26 May 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Glasgow, 10 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit: debility following enteritis)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death24 April 1986
Age at death90
Place of burialWaikumete Cemetery (Block K, Row 6A, Plot 231), Glen Eden, Auckland
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 37
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7823471

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