TAYLOR, Murray Gleeson
| Service Number: | 1130 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 April 1915, Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Red Hill, South Australia, Australia , 13 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Strathalbyn, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Egypt, 27 January 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery B 17 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Strathalbyn Christ Church Corporal Murray Gleeson Taylor Memorial Plaque, Strathalbyn Christ Church Honour Board, Strathalbyn District Roll of Honor WW1, Strathalbyn RSL Hall Honour Board, Strathalbyn War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1130, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Keswick, SA | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1130, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1130, 9th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Morea, Adelaide | |
| 27 Jan 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 1130, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1130 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-01-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heather Ernszt
Son of Charles Lawrence Taylor and Mary Agnes Gleeson
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Murray enlisted in April 1915 at Keswick and after serving at Gallipoli and in Egypt died of Pneumonia in Egypt on 27 January 1917.
“Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Taylor, of the National Bank, Strathalbyn, have received news that their youngest son. Corporal Murray Gleeson Taylor, died at Cairo from pneumonia. He was born at Strathalbyn. In April, 1915, he joined the 9th Light Horse as a private. He sailed for Egypt in August of that year, served on Gallipoli, and was there at the evacuation, when he returned to Egypt, andserved continuously until the time of his illness. He took part in the Romani battle, and was afterwards promoted to the rank of corporal. His brother, Jack, is also in the Light Horse.” “Chronicle”, Sat 17 Feb 1917, page 45.
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