TAYLOR, John William
| Service Number: | 7738 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1913 |
| Last Rank: | Petty Officer Stoker |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Warrego (I) |
| Born: | Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, 24 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Royal Navy & Royal Australian Navy |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Gosport, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, 24 February 1919, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Gosport (Ann's Hill) Cemetery, Hampshire, England 100. 24016 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point R.A.N. Destroyer Flotilla HR, Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 2) |
World War 2 Service
| 26 Jan 1913: | Enlisted 7738 |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Petty Officer Stoker, 7738, HMAS Warrego (I) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
John William Taylor was born on 24th May, 1891 at Barnsley, Yorkshire, England to parents William & Sarah Ann Taylor (nee Allen). (Note - date given as per Royal Navy records - possibly born in 1892).
He signed on with the Royal Navy on 1st January, 1910 for a period of 12 years. He was previously employed as a Boilermaker’s Labourer. He was 18 years old, 5 ft 3 ¾ inches with dark brown hair, blue eyes & a dark completion.
John William Taylor was posted to H.M.S. Renown as Stoker II from 1st January, 1910. He was then transferred to H.M.S. Victory II on 6th March, 1910 then transferred to H.M.S. Hecla on 26th April, 1910. Stoker II John William Taylor was transferred to H.M.S. Drake on 11th September, 1910 & promoted to Stoker I on 9th February, 1911.
Stoker I John William Taylor was transferred to H.M.S. Victory II on 2nd March, 1911 then transferred to H.M.S. Halcyon on 11th April, 1911. He was transferred back to H.M.S. Victory II on 13th January, 1913 then to London Depot on 26th January, 1913.
The 1911 England Census recorded John William Taylor as a 19 year old, Stoker with the Royal Navy, Royal Naval Barracks, Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
From 26th January, 1913 John William Taylor was on transfer to Royal Australian Navy from Royal Navy for a period of 3 years. John William Taylor was 5ft 4 ½ inches, with dark brown hair, blue eyes & a dark completion when he joined the Royal Australian Navy. His service number was 7738 & his religion was Roman Catholic. John William Taylor’s next of kin was listed as mother – Sarah Anne Taylor, 59 South Street, Gosport, Hants
He was posted to London Depot on 26th January, 1913 then transferred to H.M.A.S. Australia on 21st June, 1913. He was then transferred to H.M.A.S. Warrego on 6th May, 1914. Stoker 1st Class John William Taylor was promoted to Acting Leading Stoker on H.M.A.S. Warrego on 18th April, 1916. He was disrated to Stoker on 11th November, 1917. Stoker Taylor was promoted to Leading Stoker on 13th May, 1918 still serving in H.M.A.S. Warrego. He was promoted to Acting Stoker Petty Officer on 18th June, 1918 on H.M.A.S. Warrego. Acting Stoker Petty Officer John William Taylor was posted on H.M.A.S. Swan (Warrego) from 1st July, 1918.
Acting Stoker Petty Officer John William Taylor died on 24th February, 1919 at Gosport, Hampshire, England from Pneumonia.
He was buried in Ann’s Hill Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England – Plot number 100. 24016 and has a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/gosport---anns-hill.html
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