William Henry TANNER

Regimental number10/797
Date of birth11 April 1892
Place of birthNew Plymouth
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarrier
AddressGladstone Street, Hawera
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 7"
Weight155 lbs
Next of kinMrs Frederick Tanner, Fitzroy, New Plymouth
Previous military serviceServed in 11th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 23), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Frederick and Eleanor Tanner, Fitzroy, New Plymouth
Family/military connectionsBrother: 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7823771