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TAYLOR, William James
| Service Number: | 12682 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Sandy Creek, South Australia, 14 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant SAR |
| Died: | Workplace Accident, Balhannah, South Australia, 19 August 1943, aged 51 years |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Light Oval - Row: 3S, Aspect C - Site: 4 |
| Memorials: | Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Freeling WW1 Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 12682 | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 12682, 11th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 12682, 11th Field Ambulance, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne |
William James Taylor
Name: William James Taylor
Service Number: 12682
Place of Birth: Sandy Creek
Date of Birth: 14 August 1892
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 18 January 1916
Age at Enlistment: 23 years 6 months
Next of Kin: Father – Edward Thomas
Taylor / Freeling
Occupation: Porter, South Australian Railways
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private 2
nd Depot Battalion, 11th Field Ambulance.
William was the son of Edward and Mary Taylor [nee Bullock]. William left
from Melbourne on HMAT A35 Berrima on 30 June 1916. Shortly after arriving
in England to undertake further training he was admitted to the Military
Hospital at Fargo with Otitis media on 15 September. On 24 November his unit
was sent to France where he fought until hospitalised with conjunctivitis on 17
February 1917. Upon rejoining his unit William continued to fight in France for
the duration of the war. He returned to Australia on 12 March 1920 on the
Ceramic and was discharged on 21 July
Submitted 20 October 2023 by christopher collins
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