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TAYLOR, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 576 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Uraquinty, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Uraquinty Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Died of wounds - chest, At sea on board HS Gascon, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 23 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain Rev. E. Teale officiated Panel 21, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph, Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 576, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 576, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 576, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 23 Jul 1915: | Involvement Driver, 576, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 576 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1915-07-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Charles and Emily Baker Taylor of Best Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW later of Dobbs Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW. Brother of Clive William Taylor of Yass, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served in the Citizen Military Forces with the Narrandera Light Horse, NSW