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TAYLOR, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 654, 4101 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 February 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Greystoke, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Greystoke National School |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 31 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 654, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 654, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 654, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Field Company Engineers | |
| 3 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4101, 4th Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 6th Field Company Engineers | |
| 31 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 4101, 6th Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...4101 Pte (later Spr) Alfred Taylor, 18th Battalion (later 4th Field Company Engineers), of Redfern, Sydney, NSW, son of Janet Wright, Penrith, England. A carpenter prior to enlisting, he joined the Military Expeditionary Force. at Gallipoli on 3 September 1915. He was killed in action at Pozieres, France on 31 July 1916, aged 26. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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