TAYLOR, Robert
| Service Number: | 1250 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1916, An original member of D Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wallsend Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Mud Corner Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 1. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kurri Kurri War Memorial, Wallsend Soldier's Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1250, 34th Infantry Battalion, An original member of D Company | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1250, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1250, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Robert 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.
Robert’s younger and only brother, 2851 Pte. Albert Taylor 4th Battalion AIF was killed in action at Pozieres, 24 July 1916, aged 20.
At the time of his enlistment Robert was working at Neath Colliery, west of Newcastle.
Robert Taylor was seen to be killed by a shell when the 34th Battalion was advancing on a farm near Messines. He was buried in Mud Corner British Cemetery, along with 30 other identified Australian soldiers.