Massey William TAYLOR MM

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Service Number:	3474
Enlisted:	24 August 1915
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, 5 February 1895
Home Town:	Winton, Winton, Queensland
Schooling:	Bristol, England
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in action, Dernancourt, France, 5 April 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Winton & District Roll of Honour WW1, Winton Waltzing Matilda Centre Roll of Honour, Winton War Memorial

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24 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3474, 9th Infantry Battalion
5 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3474, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane
5 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3474, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
29 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion
17 Feb 1917:	Honoured Military Medal
18 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion
15 Jun 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion
2 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 49th Infantry Battalion
10 Oct 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 49th Infantry Battalion

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