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William John TAYLOR

Regimental number4323
Place of birthCarlton, Melbourne, Victoria
SchoolKing St State School, West Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
Address178 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, J E Taylor, 178 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 September 1916
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBedford House Cemetery, Enclosure No. 4 (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. I), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
48
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Edmond and Mary TAYLOR, 178 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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