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William George TAYLOR

Regimental number1740
Date of birth19 October 1892
Place of birthLyndhurst, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressLyndhurst Post Office, Lyndhurst, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Richard Taylor, Lyndhurst Post Office, Lyndhurst, Victoria
Enlistment date11 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name59th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/76/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 January 1918
Discharge date6 April 1965 - Melbourne, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

After his discharge took up a soldier settlement block at Caldermeade, Victoria, later moving to Tongala and Kyabram, Victoria, until eventually having to give up farming due to ill health.
Date of death11 April 1965 - Brisbane, Queensland
Age at death72
Place of burialLismore, New South Wales

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