TAYLOR, Leslie Till
| Service Number: | 6179 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norwood, Adelaide, South Australia, 1 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | St Peters (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Peters College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Influenza, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 28 August 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hackney St Peter's College Fallen Honour Board, St Peters Heroes War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6179, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal |
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From the book Fallen Saints
Leslie Till Taylor was born in Adelaide. He attended St Peters College 1904-1912 and prior to enlistment was employed as a clerk and serving part time in D Company, 78th Infantry.
He enlisted at Keswick on 20 July 1915, was posted to the Infantry Base Depot at Mitcham Camp and when two companies of the 32nd Battalion were raised there in early August was posted to A Company as an acting corporal. He became seriously ill just days after joining the battalion, and on 16 August, was admitted to the clearing hospital at Mitcham where he was treated for Influenza.
When discharged from the hospital on 21 August he was granted two days sick leave but as he was still unwell when he returned to the camp, his commanding officer granted him an additional three days sick leave.
The Senior Medical Officer at Mitcham Camp, Dr Brummit visited Leslie at his home on 27 August then learned he had died the following day while being transported to the Adelaide Hospital. [i]
Corporal Leslie Taylor was only twenty one years of age when he died of Cerebrospinal Meningitis on 28 August 1915; he was buried at North Road Anglican Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia.
[i] ibid, Taylor, Leslie Till – 1932108, viewed 12 September 2005