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Henry Joseph TAYLOR

Regimental number2514
Place of birthMackay, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarter
AddressGregory Street, Mackay, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann Taylor, Gregory Street, Mackay, Queensland
Enlistment date20 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name52nd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/69/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 19 September 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2514A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 20 March 1916 - 52nd Bn, 5th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 47th Bn, 18 March 1918. Wounded during the Battle of Messines, 7 June 1917.
FateKilled in Action 19 August 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialDerry House Cemetery No. 2 (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 3), Wytschaete, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
144
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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