| Regimental number | 2797 |
| Place of birth | Attunga, New South Wales |
| School | Attunga Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | Belmore Street, West Tamworth, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Meekin, Belmore Street, West Tamworth, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 17th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Place of burial | Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 6), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of James Samuel TAYLOR and Emily MEEKIN, his wife, Belmore Street, Tamworth, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2691 Pte Victor Jubilee TAYLOR, 3rd Bn, returned to Australia, 11 December 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and joined 55th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 12 July 1916 (gun shot wound, left forearm), admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to 1st Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 1, 13 July 1916, and admitted to 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 14 July 1916; transferred to England, 16 July 1916, and admitted to Wharncliffe War Hospital, Sheffield, 17 July 1916; discharged on furlough, 13 September 1916. Found guilty, Bovington Camp, 5 November 1916, of neglecting to obey an order: awarded 72 hours' detention, and forfeited 3 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 November 1916; rejoined 55th Bn, in the field, 1 December 1916. Killed in action, 2 April 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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