TAYLOR, Arthur John
| Service Number: | 4585 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rosewater, South Australia, 1 October 1879 |
| Home Town: | Stirling (SA), Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher (Bacon Curer) |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, 1st Aux Hospital, Harefield, England, United Kingdom, 10 July 1916, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard Harefield (St Mary) Churchyard, Harefield, Hillingdon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Aldgate War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4585, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4585, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 16th July .... Private Arthur John Taylor was born at Port Adelaide, South Australia in 1879. He married Hannah Morris on 14th November, 1903 at Adelaide, South Australia & they had 4 children between 1907 & 1912.
Arthur John Taylor enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 22nd September, 1915 as a 36 year old, married, Butcher from Stirling West, South Australia.
Private Arthur John Taylor embarked from Adelaide, South Australia on HMAT Miltiades (A28) on 7th February, 1916 with the 10th Infantry Battalion, 14th Reinforcements & disembarked at Suez on 11th March, 1916. He was transferred to England for further training but there are no details as to how or when his Service Record file.
Private Taylor was sent sick to Hospital on 9th June, 1916 from 3rd Training Battalion. He was reported to have suspected Tuberculosis & was reported to be seriously ill on 12th July, 1916. Private Taylor was reported as dangerously ill with Tuberculosis on 15th July, 1916.
Private Arthur John Taylor died on 16th July, 1916 at 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield Park, Harefield, Middlesex, England from Tuberculosis (secondary cardiac failure).
He was buried in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Harefield, Middlesex, England where 112 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
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Biography
"THE LATE PRIVATE A. J. TAYLOR.
Private A. J. Taylor, who died in London on July 10, 1916, was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Taylor, Leadenhall-street, Port Adelaide. Prior to enlisting he was a bacon-curer." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 12 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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