Eric John TAYLOR

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Service Numbers:	1845, 1845B
Enlisted:	14 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 15 May 1884
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Parramatta South Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Construction expert
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 20 May 1918, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

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14 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
17 Dec 1915:	Involvement 1845, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
17 Dec 1915:	Embarked 1845, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
20 May 1918:	Involvement Private, 1845B, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1845B awm_unit: 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-20
20 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1845, (right leg) by an aerial bomb at Glisy, Somme, while attached to 4th Division Headquarters for traffic control duties, then evacuated to the nearby 4th Australian Field Ambulance where he died later that day

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