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TAYLOR, John Royle
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fairfield, England, 1 September 1886 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrical engineer |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 8 December 1952, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 19, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 19, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Southern embarkation_ship_number: A27 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 19, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Southern, Sydney | |
| 29 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 19, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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Lieutenant John Royle Taylor, 12th Battalion from Sydney, NSW.
A 27 year old electrical engineer prior to enlisting on 29 August 1914. He embarked for overseas on 18 October 1914 as a Driver with the Headquarters staff from Sydney aboard HMAT Southern.
He served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front and was promoted up through the ranks to Sergeant and then to Second Lieutenant in 23rd January1917 and to Lieutenant on 16th August 1917.
Lt Taylor returned to Australia on 27 September 1919.
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