TAYLOR, William John
| Service Number: | 2993 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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World War 1 Service
| 4 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2993, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2993, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2993, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2993, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Gassed | |
| 24 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2993, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, The reason for his discharge was Cessation of Hostilities. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide High School
William John Taylor was born in 1888 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He then moved to Adelaide, South Australia with his wife Doris Augusta Taylor, where he enlisted at the age of 27 11/12 years on the 4th of February in 1916. He was 5 foot 6, and his religion was the Church of England. He was married with one child, and he worked as a labourer before he enlisted. He embarked from Adelaide, South Australia on the 11th of April 1916, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas. His first unit was the 6th Reinforcement, 32nd Battalion and was later moved to 5th Machine Gun Battalion. He was wounded in action (gassed) on 30 September 1918 and later a letter was received from another soldier who reported that he was wounded and in hospital. His total service was 3 years and 88 days, and he served abroad for 2 years and 333 days. He finally returned to Australia on the 24th of January 1919 where he was then discharged on the 24th of April 1919.