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TAYLOR, David Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1430 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 November 1914, Melbourne, Victoria and assigned to 6th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement intake. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia, 14 February 1892 |
| Home Town: | Ecklin South, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated: - Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1430, 6th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria and assigned to 6th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement intake. | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1430, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1430, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1430, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1430 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-05 | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1430, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Court of Enquiry conducted 26th November 1917, pronounced fate as being killed in action during the Battle for Pozieres. |
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