Military History

Embarked Fremantle per HMAT ‘Ascanius’ A11 for Egypt 2.11.1914.
Roll Rank Private.
Roll Unit 11th Infantry Battalion, ‘C’ Company.
Tattersell disembarked in Egypt with the 11th Battalion. ‘C’ Company. This Battalionn unit underwent intensive training from December through to April 1915. They then entrained to Alexandria, joined the MEF and embarked for Lemnos per HT ‘Suffolk’ 2.3.1915. From Lemnos they transferred to HT ‘City of London’ for Gallipoli 24.4.1915. The 11th Bn. landed at 4.30am at Gallipoli, to cover the landing of the other forces. The 11th Bn. fought at Gaba Tepe and Lone Pine. Tattersell became sick with dysentery 11.8.1915. He was taken to the 1st Casualty Clearing Station  at Anzac 11.8.1915 and then transferred by HS ‘Gascon’ to Mudros. He was transferred to Malta and admitted to St Andrews Hospital  then invalided to England per HS ‘Italia’. Tattersell was admitted to the County of London War Hospital 10.9.1915. He was taken on strength at Burtford Depot from Abbey Wood 8.6.1916. On discharge from hospital and when deemed fit for service, he proceeded overseas to France 15.3.1917. He rejoined his Unit 7.4.1917. Tattersell was promoted to Cpl. in the 11th Bn. 28.7.1917. He fought at Pozieres and in the trenches at Ypres. In May 1918, he completed a Gas School Course in France 13.5.1918. Tattersell was transferred from 11th Bn. to the 1st Australian Div. HQ (Australia Div. of Anti Gas Personnel) 17.6.1918 and was promoted to Sgt, 17.6.1918. On demobilization, he marched in to England for return to Australia.
Embarked England per ‘Leicestershire’ for Australia 9.12.1918.
Returned/Disembarked 15.1.1919.
Discharged (2 MD) 24.3.1919.
Final Rank Sgt 28th Bn. AIF.
Medical Condition NK.
Awards and Medals 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Notes Tattersell was married on Furlough in England to Edith, address 16 Jennor House, Hunter St. London.
AWM records surname as Tattersall.
Photo HMAT 'Ascanius' 1914. Photographer E.L. Mitchell, photograph source AWM H16157
           Landing at Gallipoli on the morning of 25.4.1915. Photographer A. Joyner, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial P00035.001
           County of London War Hospital. Photograph source Lost Hospitals of London
           Shell craters at Pozieres 1916. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM E00508
      

Information Source
AWM H16157. HMAT 'Ascanius' 1914. Photographer E.L. Mitchell, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial 
AWM P00035.001. Landing at Gallipoli on the morning of 25.4.1915. Photographer A. Joyner, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM E00508. Shell craters at Pozieres 1916. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM Embarkation Roll Herbert William Tattersall
AWM H18949 Photographer unknown, photograph sourced form the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
Lost Hospitals of London. County of London War Hospital. Photograph source Lost Hospitals of London,  http://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/horton.htm
NAA: B2455, Tattersell Herbert William
St Matthew’s Honour Roll
Wise H. and Coy. Western Australian Post Office Directories. SLWA

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