TAYLOR, Ernest Lincoln
| Service Number: | SX9681 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 July 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Kensington, SA, 13 January 1915 |
| Home Town: | Cowandilla, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 26 Jul 1940: | Involvement Lance Corporal, SX9681 | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 26 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, SX9681 | |
| 26 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
| 26 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, SX9681 |
Unit serving with at Balikpapan, 12/8/1945.
SX9681 E L Taylor was attached to the 7th Division, 2/153 AGT Coy. He was serving with that company's 2/153 Workshop platoon, as a welder, when he signed the Balikpapan Flag on the 12/8/1945.
Submitted 27 March 2022 by David Phillips
7th Division Petrol Company
SX9681 E L Taylor was an original member of the South Australian raised, 7th Div Petrol Company.
Captain T.C. Williamson formed the company, mid 1940, Adelaide.
The company served in the Middle East until disbandment.
E L Taylor was reassigned to the 2/5 coy, AASC 7th Division. 13/1/1942.
He served in the Middle east, New Guinea and Borneo.
On the 12 August 1945, SX9681 E L Taylor signed the Balikpapan Flag with 57 others. 17 of those were from the original South Australian raised, 7th Division Petrol Company.
Submitted 27 March 2022 by David Phillips
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