S15146 / S22639
TAYLOR, John Henry
| Service Number: | 2802 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Reedy Creek near Kingston, South Australia, 19 March 1871 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Packer |
| Died: | 15 August 1947, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2802, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2802, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2802, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2802, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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John Henry Taylor was born on the November 29, 1890, in Reedy Creek, near Kingston South Australia. He was married to Ethel Maud Taylor, although details about their family life remain limited. Before signing up for the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), he was a railway packer. John Taylor did not have prior military services before the AIF. On the 2nd of August 1915 he enrolled for the AIF and served as a private. He initially served in the 27th Infantry Battalion, and his service number was 2802. He left for overseas service from Adelaide on the 27th of October 1915 and boarded the HMAT Benalla. He returned to Adelaide, South Australia 1918, where he died 29 years later the 15th of August 1947 at the age of 56. Taylor played a significant role in the war effort, eventually returning to Australia in 1918. He is currently resting at the West Terrace Cemetery, South Australia in the AIF section.
John Henry Taylor enlisted in the military on August 2, 1915, at the Keswick Barracks in South Australia. On October 27, 1915, he joined the 27th Infantry Battalion with embarkation number 15 and held the rank of Private. He initially embarked for service on November 28, 1914, from Adelaide aboard the HMAT Benalla.
During his time in the war, Taylor was considered temporarily unfit for general service on December 13, 1916, but was thought to be fit for home service for over six months. While fighting the war, he experienced health problems, including an influenza infection that led to his hospitalization on September 22, 1917, where he spent a total of 82 days. Additionally, he was wounded in action on July 26, 1916, suffering a gunshot wound to his right shoulder. After hospital treatment in various locations he was sent to 3rd Training Camp at Weymouth, the to No 2 Command Depot to convalesce. He p[roceede overseas to France 6th August 1917 and was wounded again September 21, 1917 with gun shot wounds to his right leg - knee and thigh. He was once again sent back to England for hospital treatment. He spent more time at the Command Depot before catching influenza in June 1918.
On 12th April 1919 he was repatriated back to Australia and discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on July 25, 1919. Taylor participated as Private 2802 in the 10th Infantry Battalion on November 11, 1918. Fortunately, he returned home after his service, but his family faced further heartache when his son passed away 20 years later.
After John Taylor returned from the war, he spent time with his wife, and they had a son Spencer John Taylor (born on May 19th, 1921) who also enlisted in the military for World War 2 and was a corporal.
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