James Forbes TAYSOM

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Service Number:	481
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, May 1892
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Deniliquin Public School, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Bookmaker
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Panel 26. Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Panel 48.
Tree Plaque:	Ballarat Avenue of Honour
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Avenue of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 481, Melbourne, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 481, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 481, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 481, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 481 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-25

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