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TAYLOR, Charles Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 15123 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Wark, England, United Kingdom, 1891 |
| Home Town: | York, York, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | London County Council Board School, Bloomsbury, London, England |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Natural Causes, 6 December 1973, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Western Australian Garden of Remembrance, York District Great War Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 15123 | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 15123, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 15123, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 1 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 15123, Right leg amputated at the knee on 11th November 1917 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Karen Lee Butler
Private Charles Thomas Taylor (1513), he was born at Wark in England. He embarked from Australian 12th May 1916, joined the Artillery Training at Tel-el-kebir 16th June 1916. He crossed into France. He was severely wounded in August 1917 during the bombardment of Hill 60, as result he had his right leg amputated at the knee and was returned home February of 1919. He eventually found work and worked at the W.A.G.R Workshops.