Regimental number | 3931 |
Place of birth | Marrickville, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Shop assistant |
Address | Green Bank Street, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, T Taylor, Woodland Street, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 15 August 1915 - 4th Bn, 12th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 4th Bn, 25 May 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot lI, Row F, Grave No. 27), Bailleul, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 42 |
Medals |
Military Medal 'Near MOUQUET FARM 18/19th. August 1916, as Company runner Pte. TAYLOR rendered valuable service during the heavy German bombardment which had stopped our Machine Guns and bombs from being brought forward for the attack. All movement was held up and the communication trenches destroyed, Pte. TAYLOR however took and brought back messages of great importance a distance of 800 yards each way.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |