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TAYLOR, William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1536 |
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Enlisted: | 8 December 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Hollenwood, Manchester, England, 1892 |
Home Town: | Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Originally buried at Walkers Ridge but grave later lost. Chaplain McKenzie officiated, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1536, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1536, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1536, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jane Anne Taylor of 620 Manchester Road, Oldham, England
Next of kin given as his sister Fanny Taylor of 'Altham House', Croydon Avenue, Croydon, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal