TAYLOR, William George
| Service Number: | 3511 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, February 1891 |
| Home Town: | Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Windsor High School |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Windsor State School Honour Board, Windsor War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3511, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3511, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3511, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3511 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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William George Taylor was the son of Chas & Emma Taylor from Wooloowin, Brisbane. He enlisted in Brisbane on 31st July 1915 and trained at Ennoggera Barracks, Brisbane before leaving for Egypt on the HMAT Seang Bee on 21st October 1915.
He was initially with the 9th Battalion (11th Reinforcements) and was taken on strength in 'A' Coy 49th Battalion on 29th February, 1916.
Along with the 49th Battalion he left for France and was killed on an attack on enemy trenches about 400yds NNE of Mouquet Farm, Pozieres on 3rd September 1916. His body was never recovered and his name is etched at the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
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