TAYLOR, Sydney Arnold
| Service Number: | 1891 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Field Artillery, WA 3 years |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 5 February 1892 |
| Home Town: | North Perth, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 2 February 1966, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | West Perth Public Works Department of Western Australia Honour Roll, Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1891, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Field Artillery, WA 3 years | |
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| 31 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 1891, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 1891, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1891, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, SWs arm, leg and head Right leg amputated 30/8/1915 Amputated right thigh 28/3/1916 | |
| 13 Jan 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1891, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , 5th MD, due to amputation of both legs |
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From Gallipoli, 1915
Sgt. Sydney Arnold Taylor, 8th Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Field Artillery, was severely wounded on 17th July 1915. The commander of the Battery, Major Alfred Joseph Bessell-Browne, [1] wrote to his father at Perth with details of what happened.
“It is with feelings of regret that I have to inform you that your son, Sidney Arnold Taylor, was wounded on July 17 whilst in command of his gun in action. One of the enemy's high-explosive shells burst on the gun shield, killing No. 2 and No. 3 [2] on the gun, and severely wounding your son. Although badly hit, he bore himself in a gallant and unselfish manner by insisting that the wounds of his comrades be attended to first, and making light of his own wounds. He is a fine example of what a soldier should be, and it is men of his stamp who are to-day upholding the great traditions of the British Army. I hope for his speedy recovery.” [3]
Taylor was evacuated on H.M.H.S. Sicilia, initially, to Malta. His right leg was amputated in England, leading to his return to Australia, leaving Suez on 12th April 1916 on the 'Karoola.'
[1] Later Brigadier General Alfred Joseph Bessell-Browne, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., V.D., Commander Royal Artillery, 5th Australian Division.
[2] The two men killed were:
Gnr. Douglas Barrett-Lennard, 8th Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Field Artillery, was killed in action on 17th July 1915. Buried in Shell Green Cemetery, the former farmer was the son of George and Amy Barrett-Lennard, “Comares,” North Road, West Guildford, Western Australia.
Gnr. Stanley Grant Carter, 8th Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Field Artillery, was killed in action on 17th July 1915. Buried in Shell Green Cemetery, he was the 27 year-old son of Richard Beale Carter and Lucy Agnes Carter, originally of Invercargill, New Zealand.
[3] 'Sunday Times' (Perth, Western Australia), 12th September 1915.
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