TAYLOR, William Alexander George
| Service Number: | 4916 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 April 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia, 18 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Wilcannia, Central Darling, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | Rocky Glen, New South Wales, 18 September 1976, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Coonabarabran General Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 4916, Field Artillery Brigades, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Driver, 4916, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Driver, 4916, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , SS Makarini, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Bill Taylor grew up in remote Wilcannia in NSW. He worked as a drover until signing up for service in the AIF to fight in the Great War. He served as a driver in the 8th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery and served in Egypt, then France and Belgium before returning to Australia via England in 1919. He met up with his brother Jim in Egypt and they were photographed together, probably a last meeting as Jim was killed in action at Mouquet Farm in France during 1916.
Bill was granted a Soldier Settlement property, 'Boongala' at Rocky Glen near Boggabri and lived there until his death.
Biography contributed by Raelene Smith
Born to parents, William B H Taylor and Elizabeth Sarah Taylor.
His name was listed on the Longreach Honour Board 1928 at the Shire Hall (original one from 1920 was burnt by fire).
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