Karl Tamm
Taruheru Cemetery, New Zealand
Alias Charles Tamm
Russian spelling
Карл Тамм
Born 4.03.1887
Place Pärnu, Estonia
Ethnic origin Estonian
Religion Russian Orthodox
Father Karl Tamm, farmer
Mother C. Tamm, lived in St Petersburg and Vologda
Family
Wife Helen Leontina nee Kremer, married in 1919, London; sons Charles Robert (1920-1964), served in WWII, and David b. 1921, daughter Helen b. 1924
Arrived at Australia
Residence before enlistment Sydney
Occupation 1914 engine driver, 1920 seaman, 1938 miner
Service service number 3870
enlisted 10.11.1914
POE Liverpool, NSW
unit 3rd FAB, 1st DAC, 1st Division MTM Brigade
rank Private, Driver, Gunner, Bombardier
place Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1916-1918
casualties WIA 1918
discharged 14.03.1919 MU in London
Naturalisation Served as Russian subject; 1934 in New Zealand
Residence after the war 1920 New Zealand, 1924-1927 Estonia, from 1927 - Kopuawhara, New Zealand
Died 1959, Taruheru, New Zealand
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