Regimental number | 3630 |
Place of birth | Tipperary, Ireland |
School | Crocker's College |
Age on arrival in Australia | 16 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Conductor |
Address | c/o Herbert Smith 113 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Taylor, Inchmore Cottage, Bowrisokane Tipperary, Ireland |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Place of burial | Ypres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot I, Row I, Grave No. 52), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard Hamilton Ada de Beauchamp TAYLOR, 70 Albert Road, Kingstown, Ireland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TAYLOR Richard Hamilton |