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TAYLOR, Leslie Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | 865 |
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Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
Schooling: | Urquhart State School, Ballarat, Victoria |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey Panel 27 |
Tree Plaque: |
Ballarat Avenue of Honour
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Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Avenue of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 865, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 865, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 865, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Sarah Jane Taylor of 322 Windemere Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal