Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria
(CWGC photo)
Eldest son of Jean L & Pauleen Tachon of Teighmore
Cottage, Gorey, Jersey, Channel Islands. Husband of
the late Mary Tachon (née Le Page) of Oberlands,
St Martin's, Guernsey. Enlisted at Perth, WA.
Died of malignant malaria in Damascus, aged 32 years.
One of three brothers who served, two of whom fell
in October 1918. Brother of Stoker
Philip Tachon, RN
Australian
service record
Commonwealth
War Graves Commission Record
Commemorated on:
St Martin's Parish Memorial, Jersey
St Martin's Methodist Church Memorial, Jersey
Island (Bailiwick) Memorial, St Peter Port, Guernsey
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Wednesday 30 October 1918
Died on Active Service. Mr & Mrs J
Tachon of Teighmore Cottage, Gorey have received official
news that another of their sons, Private John (Jack)
Tachon of the Australian Imperial Force died on 22 October
1918 at the Australian Divisional Receiving Station
in Damascus from malignant malaria. They have another
son who is a prisoner of war in Germany. We offer our
sincere sympathy to the bereaved family.
