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Richard Ewart TAYLOR

Regimental number1416
Place of birthShepparton, Victoria
SchoolState School (Shepparton? Footscray?), Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSeaman
AddressFootscray, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Charles Everet Taylor, Footscray, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death18.11
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row R, Grave No. 10), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
127
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles Everett and Janet Ann TAYLOR, Railway Gates, Geelong Road, Footscray West, Victoria. Native of Shepparton, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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