Regimental number | 6354 |
Place of birth | Coleraine, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Wannon Farm, Coleraine, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Taylor, Coleraine, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 4 March 1916 - 8th Bn, 20th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 8th Bn, 24 December 1916. Wounded in Bullecourt sector, 30 April 1917. Mortally wounded, 20 September 1917. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row B, Grave No. 2A), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 54 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6353 Lance Sergeant Walter James TAYLOR, 8th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |