W. L. TANBURN, 13 April 1917
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Walter Louis Tanburn
Born:
1897
Died:
21 Nisan 5677 (13 April 1917)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
TAN4901
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
1897
Place of birth:
London
Death
Date of death:
21 Nisan 5677 (13 April 1917)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
Iraq
Cause of death:
Killed in Action
Burial place:
Basra Memorial
Places
Addresses
Family Home:
11 Cornwall Terrace, Regent's Park
Schools
Name:
Clare College, Cambridge
Synagogues
Name:
West London Synagogue
Family
Parents
Father: Adolph Tanburn (male)
Mother: Frances Tanburn (female)
Military Record
Military service:
Indian Army
Date enlisted/conscripted:
15 August 1914
Date discharged/death:
13 April 1917
Rank at discharge/death:
Second Lieutenant
Assignments
Regiment:
Red Cross
Posting:
Malta
Iraq
Iraq
Regiment:
2nd Gurkhas Rifles
Battalion/unit:
Sirmoor Rifles
Medal card
Roll of Honour
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Date of Death:
13 April 1917
Age:
20 years old
Regiment / service:
Indian Army Reserve of Officers
Cemetery:
Basra Memorial, Iraq
Grave reference:
Panel 43 and 65.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
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