TAVENER A.
Given Names: Anthony
Service Number:
Unit: 5th Battalion, 24th reinforcements
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Paybook Number:
Age: 23 Yrs
Occupation: Fire Insurance Inspector
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 10 In
Weight: 146 Lbs
Chest: 34 In
Hair:
Eyes:
Complexion:
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 15/11/1916
Place:
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Margaret Phillips Tavener
Akaroa', 58 Fellows Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 19/2/1917
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Lancashire
Embarked: 7/2/1919
Disembarked: 31/3/1919
Unit: 5th Battalion
Rank: Lieutenant
Discharge Date: 30/4/1919
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 64159
Victory Medal: 62003
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 7/4/1893
Place: Bristol, England
Father: Alfred Anthony TAVENER
Mother: Margaret Phillips HOWE
MARRIAGE
Year: 1938
Place:
Spouse: Florence Emily JEFFRY
DEATH
Date or Year: 1966
Place: Geelong, Victoria
Burial: ,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 10/8/1918; gun shot wound, abdomen & legs
Suffered mental confusion after wounding
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Kew
Trinity Grammar
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
Service Number: VX117163
Date Enlisted: 1/9/1942
Date Discharged: 5/2/1944
COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION