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TAYLOR, Raymond Charles

Service Number:	3931
Enlisted:	29 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Shop Assistant
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 10 June 1918
Cemetery:	Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Plot lI, Row F, Grave No. 27
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

29 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3931, Depot Battalion
30 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3931, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
30 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3931, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney
4 Oct 1916:	Honoured Military Medal, Mouquet Farm, Near MOUQUET FARM 18th/19th August 1916, as Company Runner Pte. TAYLOR rendered valuable service during the heavy German bombardment which had stopped our Machine Guns and bombs from being brought forward for the attack. All movement was held up and the communication trenches destroyed, Pte. TAYLOR however took and brought back messages of great importance a distance of 800 yards each way.
10 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3931, 4th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), Killed In Action

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