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William James TAYLOR

Regimental number2237
Date of birth20 July 1894
Place of birthRyde/Putney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPercy Street, Gladesville, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinWife, Mrs. Louisa Rose Taylor, Percy Street, Gladesville, New South Wales
Enlistment date15 November 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/11/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A4 Pera on 22 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Other detailsSon of Joshua and Sarah Jane (nee Woods) Taylor. Married Louisa Rose Martin in November 1914 and had six children (three boys and three girls). Enlisted in World War II
Date of death3 November 1965

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