NAYLOR, Sydney Ernest
| Service Number: | 1885 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 30 June 1897 |
| Home Town: | Ultimo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Houplines, France, 28 January 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 32, Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1885, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1885, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1885, 37th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Only 19 years of age, Naylor enlisted in Wangaratta Victoria, despite being from Sydney NSW. Only at the front for a few months, he was killed in action during a raid on the German trenches at Houplines by the 37th Battalion on 28 January 1917. The wire was not cut and casualties were heavy, the enemy machine guns opened fire whilst the raiders were trying to get over the wire and they did not get into the enemy trenches. 13 men from the unit were killed during this raid.
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Only 19 years of age, Naylor enlisted in Wangaratta Victoria, despite being from Sydney NSW. Only at the front for a few months, he was killed in action during a raid on the German trenches at Houplines by the 37th Battalion on 28 January 1917. The wire was not cut and casualties were heavy, the enemy machine guns opened fire whilst the raiders were trying to get over the wire and they did not get into the enemy trenches. 13 men from the unit were killed during this raid.