Regimental number | 1504 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas McTaggart, Capel, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'Conspicuous gallantry, rendering valuable services.' (Pozieres) Recommendation date: |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIX, Row F, Grave No. 6), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 113 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Georgina MCTAGGART, Capel, Western Australia |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry in action. When ordered to reinforce the front line, he remained there for 36 hours under heavy shell fire, and took command when his officer became a casualty. He captured fourteen prisoners.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 Date: |