| Regimental number | 10/797 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | New Plymouth |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carrier |
| Address | Gladstone Street, Hawera |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 155 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs Frederick Tanner, Fitzroy, New Plymouth |
| Previous military service | Served in 11th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 23), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Eleanor Tanner, Fitzroy, New Plymouth |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 25613 Pte Frederick Arthur TANNER, 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 16 April 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked ALexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. [Wounded in action or suffered from disease; date and incident not recorded on Form B103; transferred to hospital, Malta.] Embarked Malta for Egypt, 12 July 1915. Embarked Alexanadria to rejoin Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 21 July 1915; rejoined Bn, Anzac Cove, 28 July 1915. Reported missing, 8 August 1915. Now, 22 August 1915, reported killed in action, 8 August 1915. War service: 362 days (of which 320 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7823771 |