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TAPLIN, Harry Walter
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6188 |
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Enlisted: | 7 October 1916, Adelaide, SA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Woodville, SA, 3 January 1886 |
Home Town: | Belair, Mitcham, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Wardsman |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 24 August 1918, aged 32 years |
Cemetery: |
Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille II D 48 |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Woodville Kilkenny Church of St. Edward Honour Roll, Woodville Saint Margaret's Anglican Church Lych Gate |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6188, 27th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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6 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6188, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
6 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6188, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles Goodenough TAPLIN and Louisa Kate nee LAMBERT