Historical records matching Sgt. John Alexander Tannahill, DCM
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About Sgt. John Alexander Tannahill, DCM
John Tannahill was the brother of James Tannahill, of Wharf, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. Sergeant in WIR, file number 10/2778. Killed in action, Havrincourt, France. Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM), London Gazette 01/01/1919.
Sources
- Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
- New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohT.html / Ref 17.4.2021
John Alexander Tannahill
FamilySearch Family Tree
Birth: Sep 8 1889 - Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Death: Sep 30 1918 - France
Parents: James Tannahill, Mary Ann Tannahill (born Haynes)
Siblings: William Tannahill, Elizabeth Mary Southee (born Tannahill), James Andrew Tannahill, Ellen Welch (born Tannahill), Edith Jane Hannah Tannahill, Janet Petersen (born Tannahill), Percy Albert Tannahill, and names of 2 more siblings
Commonwealth War Graves Commission:
SERJEANT
JOHN TANNAHILL
Service Number: 10/2778
Regiment & Unit/Ship: Wellington Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1st Bn.
Date of Death: Died 30 September 1918
Buried or commemorated at:
MILLERS HILL BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLERS-GUISLAIN (*Villiers-Guisan is situated 19 Kms SSW of Cambrai)
II. A. 9.
France
Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
Country of Service: New Zealand
Awards: Distinguished Conduct Medal
Additional Info: Brother of James Tannahill, of Wharf, Avondale, Auckland.
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Sgt. John Alexander Tannahill, DCM's Timeline
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September 8, 1889
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Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
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| 1918 |
September 30, 1918
Age 29
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Havrincourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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September 30, 1918
Age 29
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Villers Hill British Cemetery, [II. A. 9.], Villers-Guislain, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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