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TAYLOR, Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2509, 2509A |
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| Enlisted: | 11 April 1916, Longreach, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newtown,, New South Wales, Australia, October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Longreach, Longreach, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2509, 49th Infantry Battalion, Longreach, Queensland | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2509, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2509, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 2509A, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2509A awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Raelene Smith
Born to parents, Mr and Mrs William Taylor.