| Regimental number | 4080 |
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
| School | State School, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Metalworker |
| Address | 40 Brisbane Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R Taylor, 40 Brisbane Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and in 14th Field Company Engineers, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Orontes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery (Plot V, Row H, Grave No. 7), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 144 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Rebecca and Thomas Edward TAYLOR, 358 Elizabeth Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3486 Sapper George Dudley SMITH, 6th Field Company Engineers Details, returned to Australia, 28 October 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 24 January 1916 (mumps); discharged to duty, 8 February 1916. Transferred to 47th Bn, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 9 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916. Wounded in action, 11 August 1916 (gun shot wound, shoulder), and admitted to 44th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 2nd Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, 14 August 1916. Died of wounds, 22 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, TAYLOR William Young |
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