William Young TAYLOR

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Service Number:	4080
Enlisted:	30 August 1915, Hobart, Tas.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sheet metal worker
Died:	Died of wounds, 2nd Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, France, 22 August 1916
Cemetery:	Abbeville Communal Cemetery Plot V, Row H, Grave No. 7
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour

30 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4080, 15th Infantry Battalion, Hobart, Tas.
24 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 4080, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
24 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 4080, 15th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
9 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
11 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4080, 47th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, GSW to shoulder. Evacuated to the 2nd Stationary Hospital at Abbeville, where he later died of his wounds on 22 August 1916.
22 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 4080, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4080 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-22

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