TAYLOR, Albert
| Service Number: | 2851 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 23 February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wallsend Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway porter |
| Died: | Killed in action, Pozieres, France, 24 July 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Wallsend Soldier's Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2851, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2851, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2851, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from 19th Infantry Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir in Egypt. | |
| 24 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2851, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2851 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Albert Taylor was the son of William and Marjorie Taylor, of Wallsend, New South Wales. He was born and raised in Wallsend, New South Wales and his father died there during 1913.
Albert’s eldest and only brother, 1250 Pte. Robert Taylor 34th Battalion AIF was killed in action at Messines on 7 June 1917, aged 31.
Albert enlisted with the 19th Battalion and transferred to the 4th Battalion in Egypt during the reorganisation of the AIF during early 1916.
He died during the heavy fighting at Pozieres, initially sometime between 22-27 July 1916, which was later officially amended to the 24 July 1916. His remains are still missing.
When Albert enlisted, he was only 19 years of age and bore a letter from his employer, The NSW Government Railways, stating he was a junior porter and has permission to join the Expeditionary Forces.
His mother had moved to Broadmeadow, New South Wales, after the war, and she was granted a pension of 2 pounds per fortnight for the loss of Albert.
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Albert TAYLOR was born at Wallsend near Newcastle, NSW, on 23rd February 1896. He was the youngest of six children (three sons and three daughters) of William and Marjory Taylor of Wallsend, NSW.
He started work with the NSW Government Railways and Tramways on 11th May 1915 as a junior porter in the Traffic Branch based at Newcastle. On 1st August 1915 he was granted leave to join the Expeditionary Forces.
Albert joined the AIF on 28th July 1915 and was allotted to the 6th Reinforcements to the 19th Infantry Battalion with the rank of Private (Service Number 2851). His father had died in 1913,. Therefore he nominated his mother as his next of kin. At the time.his Mother's address was the house of her second daughter, Mary Carroll (née Taylor), at Lambton Rd, Broadmeadow in Newcastle.
He sailed to Egypt. He was admitted to the 1st Australian General Hospital at Heliopolis on 3rd January 1916 with pyrexia of uncertain origin (trench fever). On 14th February 1916 he was transferred to the 4th Infantry Battalion which was at Tel-el-Kebir after being evacuated from Gallipoli in December 1915. On 23rd March 1916 he embarked at Alexandria for France and disembarked at Marseilles on 30th March 1916.
On 24th July 1916 he was killed in action at Pozières.
The location of Albert’s grave is unknown, and he is commemorated at the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France. His place of association is Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW.
His oldest brother, Private Robert Taylor (Service Number 1250) of the 34th Infantry Battalion was also killed in action. He was killed at Messines Ridge in Belgium on 7th June 1917 and his grave is in Mud Corner Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium.
After Albert’s death his mother was granted a pension of £2 per fortnight with effect from 18tht October 1916. By this time she and her daughter Mary had moved to Metcalf St, Wallsend.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great sydney Central Station Honour Board.