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TAYLOR, Richard Bertram
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3248 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 September 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bendigo High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Home Missionary |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot XI, Row C, Grave No. 3, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo St. John's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3248, 60th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3248, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3248, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 1 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3248, 46th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 6 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 46th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3248, 46th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, GSW to hand. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 7 December 1917. | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3248, 46th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre | |
| 28 Apr 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3248, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3248 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
L Cpl 3248 Richard Bertram Taylor was killed in action 28 April 1918 while the 46th Battalion was in the front line holding the position in front of Villers-Bretonneux (source - unit diaries).
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