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TAYLOR, Ophir John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 14 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Walgett, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Quirindi, Liverpool Plains, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | North Sydney Church of England Grammar School, Mount Victoria College |
| Occupation: | Station manager |
| Died: | Natural causes, Binnaway, New South Wales, Australia, 3 July 1939 |
| Cemetery: |
Quirindi Lawn Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: | Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 14, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 14, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Division Artillery | |
| 3 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF | |
| 2 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
GUNNER O. J. TAYLOR.
Gunner O. J. Taylor (wounded) is 26 years of age, and was educated at North Sydney Grammar School and Mount Victoria College. Before enlisting he was managing Coomoo Coomoo station, in the Quirindi district, and is a son of the well known horse buyer, Mr. John Taylor, of that town. At one time he was a prominent member of the Tamarang Polo Club. His people still reside in Quirindi.
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