TAYLOR, George Cecil
| Service Number: | V17305 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 7 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 15 March 1968, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Castlemaine General Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V17305 | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V17305 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Natalie Matthews
George Cecil Taylor was the son of Charles Lane Taylor and Emily Jane Bowden. He was born on the 7th of March 1896 in Carlton, Victoria.
He married Olive Irene Marion Annear (known as Irene, born in Gisborn in 1903) in 1923. Together, they had 3 children: May Taylor (1928-2010), Beryl Miriam Taylor (1939-2020) and William Charles Taylor (1929-2013). He was brother-in law to John William Annear, who was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal, and Charles Frederick Annear, who was killed in action in Hamel, France, along with Irene's remaining 12 siblings.
They lived in many places in Victoria - Broadford, Gundowring, Myrtleford, Nagambie and Castlemaine. They witnessed the marriage of their son William Charles Taylor to Ann Therese Beasley in Albury 1955.
He died in Castlemaine on the 15th of March, 1968.
George is buried with his wife Irene in Campbells Creek/Castlemaine cemetery.
Biography contributed by Natalie Matthews
George Cecil Taylor was the son of Charles Lane Taylor and Emily Jane Bowden. He was born on the 7th of March 1896 in Carlton, Victoria.
He married Olive Irene Marion Annear (known as Irene, born in Gisborn in 1903) in 1923. Together, they had 6 children:
George (died as a baby)
Irene May Taylor (13.7.25 1928-2010)
Leslie George (2.3.27-2025)
William Charles Taylor (John Williams 14.3.29-2015)
Betty June Taylor (21.5.31?)
Beryl Miriam Taylor (9.12.43-2020).
They lived in many places in Victoria - Broadford, Gundowring, Myrtleford, Nagambie and Castlemaine. They witnessed the marriage of their son William Charles Taylor to Ann Therese Beasley in Albury 1955.
He was brother-in law to John William Annear, who was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal, and Charles Frederick Annear, who was killed in action in Hamel, France, along with Irene's remaining 12 siblings.
He died in Castlemaine on the 15th of March, 1968.
George is buried with his wife Irene and son John in Campbells Creek/Castlemaine cemetery.
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