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TAGGART, John Lancaster
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3938 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 November 1915, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | North Roe, Shetland Isles, Scotland, 2 June 1887 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Alan Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 7 September 1916, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1 Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1, Doullens, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 12 Feb 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3938, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' |
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| 12 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3938, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3938, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3938 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-07 |
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John Lancaster TAGGART was born in North Roe, Shetland Isles in 1887
His parents were William TAGGART & Mary LANCASTER who married in England in 1885
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"TAGGART. - Died of wounds received in France on September 7, 1916, Lance Corporal J. L. Taggart. -Inserted by his sorrowing friends, E.J.H, and M.A.M." - from the West Australian 28 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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