Charles Alfred (Charlie) TAYLOR

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Service Number:	304
Enlisted:	20 October 1914, Enlisted at Gayndah, QLD
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	5th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Goonellabah, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Goonellabah Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds (left thigh and abdomen), 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 1 December 1915
Cemetery:	Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave 75 , Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials:	Alstonville Public School Great War Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goonellabah Roll of Honour, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll, Lismore St. Andrew's Anglican Church Charlie Taylor Memorial

20 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 304, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Gayndah, QLD
21 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 304, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 304, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney
16 Oct 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli
20 Nov 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 304, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Severe gunshot wounds to the left thigh and abdomen
1 Dec 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 304, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 304 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-12-01

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Son of Charles Edward and Rebecca Taylor of 'Wyndarrah', Goonellabah, Lismore, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the cadets

Chaplain C.D. Patterson officiated at graveside
Headstone inscription reads: Beloved son of C.E. & R. Taylor Goonellabah Lismore, N.S.W.