Rank & Unit | Brigadier General, Royal Engineers, CB CMG DSO |
Death | 23 July 1917, Arras |
Family | Son of John and Marion Tanner of Tidcombe, husband of Gladys, who was still living in their home (South View, now known as Beech Knoll) during and after the war. |
Biographic detail | Had served in Sudan, Waziristan before WWI, had played cricket for the RE XI, “a fine bat” |
Extra detail | Died of wounds, age 58, by a shell, shrapnel behind the ear, behind Wancourt inspecting defences at Cavalry Farm |