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TAPLIN, Colin Quintrell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | V159757 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | Land Headquarters South West Pacific Area (SWPA) |
| Born: | Burra, South Australia, 25 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Millbrook, Moorabool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 31 October 1946, aged 51 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Ashes scattered. (GRM3*), Fawkner Crematorium, Fawkner Crematorium & Memorial Park, Fawkner Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant | |
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| 8 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 8 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (left arm and abdomen) | |
| 6 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Nov 1939: | Enlisted V159757 | |
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| 6 Nov 1939: | Enlisted V159757, South Melbourne, Victoria | |
| 31 Oct 1946: | Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, V159757, Land Headquarters South West Pacific Area (SWPA), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Lieutenant Colonel Taplin was 51.
He was accepted, after research, for commemoration as war dead on 27/09/2011
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