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TAYLOR, Austin Charles
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | N9437, NX101509 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1939, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia , 27 April 1920 |
| Home Town: | East Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Truck Driver (Mechanic / Tyre Fitter) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 18 April 1945, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference: Plot HH. Row D. Grave 16. Inscription: "WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE THE LOSS OF ONE SO LOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jun 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N9437, 2 Armoured Regiment AMF, Ashfield, New South Wales | |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, NX101509 | |
| 15 Jul 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the Australian Military Forces (AMF) to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) with service number NX101509. Assigned to the 2/6th Australian Infantry Battalion. Killed in action on 18th April 1945 in New Guinea. | |
| 15 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX101509, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion |
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