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TAYLOR, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1843 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 December 1914, 4th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fife, Scotland, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1843, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 4th Reinforcements | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1843, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1843, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 15 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1843, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW Right Arm Reverts to substantive Rank of Corporal for evacuation to free up position in the unit establishment! | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 1843, 4th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, at Chuignes - Awarded the DCM | |
| 28 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 1843, 4th Infantry Battalion, Return to Australia HMAT 'City of Poonah' | |
| 16 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 1843, 4th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
Distinguished Conduct Medal
'For conspicuous gallantry at Chuignes, 23 August, 1918, when he took charge of his platoon after its officer was wounded. When held up by a next of machine guns, he showed great skill in the use of his Lewis gun section, under the covering fire of which he charged the post, and captured three machine guns and forty prisoners.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 35
Date: 15 April 1920
Submitted 25 February 2024 by Steve Larkins
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