Regimental number | 3938 |
Place of birth | North Roe, Shetland Isles, United Kingdom |
School | Alan Grammar School, Mold, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Perth GPO, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Friend, Edward Harris, 29 Hutt Street, Mount Lawly, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Details on RoH circular provided by father, W. Taggart, Epworth, Doncaster, England. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Doullens, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1 (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 18), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 154 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary TAGGART. Native of Shetland Isles |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |