| Regimental number | 3640 |
| Place of birth | Banchory, Devnick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| School | Presbyterian School, Banchory, Scotland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 26 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Burnbank Cottage, St Cyrus, Scotland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Gibson, Burnbank Cottage, St Cyrus, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 19th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name given on RoH circular as James Pinny TAYLOR. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Hermies, France |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 6), Beaumetz-les-Cambrai), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 34 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Elizabeth Gibson TAYLOR, Coronella Street, Cyrus, Montrose, Scotland. Native of Kincardineshire |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Lance Corporal Alexander Douglas TAYLOR, 14th Field Company Engineers, died of illness (pneumonia), 20 May 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |