Charles Thomas TAYLOR

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Service Number:	471
Enlisted:	24 August 1914, Enlisted at Dalby, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Islington, London, England, 1891
Home Town:	Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	London County Council Board School, Bloomsbury, London, England
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed In Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, 20 May 1915
Cemetery:	Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row B, Grave 17
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 471, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dalby, QLD
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 471, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 471, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane

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Arrived in Australia aged 20 years

Son of Charles Taylor of 14 Buckland Street New North Road, London, England

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

Also served in the Kings Royal Rifles, England for about 3 years