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Thomas McIlwraith TAYLOR

Regimental number3659
Date of birth24 June 1892
Place of birthDalby, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDraper
Addressc/o Mr Charles O'Malley, Roma, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, John Taylor, Rose Street, Eagle Junction, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date17 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Sarah (nee Boyle) Taylor
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 21426 Driver Andrew McIlwraith TAYLOR, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 12 July 1919; 2889 Pte John Westland TAYLOR, 42nd Bn, returned to Australia, 31 January 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Married in Ayr, Scotland; while on leave at the end of the war.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 June 1982

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