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John James TAYLOR

Regimental number5418
Place of birthCroydon North, Queensland
Place of birthCroydon, Queensland
SchoolCroydon State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPorter
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinSister, Mrs Frances Annie Lourie, Appel Street, West End, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets.
Enlistment date8 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row L, Grave No. 26), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
106
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles Henry and Jane TAYLOR
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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