| Regimental number | 4083 |
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
| School | Goulburn St Public School, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Printer |
| Address | 77 Goulburn Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Father, A Taylor, 77 Goulburn Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Orontes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Awarded the Military Medal. Extract from a letter from General Birdwood: "He led several daring reconnaissance right into the enemy's trenches a considerable distance in front of our lines. On one occasion he formed one of [a] party making daylight reconnaissances in no-man's land under enemy wire all day, gaining information which proved of considerable value." (details from father) |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 20.8 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. II), Passchendaele, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 144 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Albert I. and Isabell Emily TAYLOR, 197 Warwick Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133 Date: |
| Family/military connections | Cousin (2nd): 29874 Sergeant William Oakford JEFFREY MM, Croix de Guerre, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, died of wounds, 10 August 1918. |
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