William John TAYLOR

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Service Number:	4224
Enlisted:	8 November 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Adelaide, South Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Stansbury, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Steward
Died:	Died of wounds (POW of Germany), France, 18 November 1916
Cemetery:	Porte-de-Paris Cemetery, Cambrai, France
Memorials:	Adelaide Australian Harbours Board WW1 Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, The South Australian National War Memorial

8 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4224, Adelaide, South Australia
9 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4224, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
9 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4224, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide
5 Nov 1916:	Imprisoned 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17
5 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4224, 27th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17

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