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Colin Quintrell TAPLIN

Date of birth25 June 1895
Place of birthBurra, South Australia
Next of kinFather, Charles James Blatch Taplin, 293 Goodwood Road, King's Park, Adelaide, South Australia
Enlistment date1 July 1915
Unit name32nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Eighth Supplement No 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 124 (30 October 1919).

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Fifth Supplement No 31089 (27 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 61 (23 May 1919).

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Fourth Supplement No 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 165 (24 October 1918).

FateReturned to Australia 19 June 1919
Medals

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military)


Source: 'London Gazette' No 31370, Fifth Supplement (3 June 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 109 (15 September 1919)

Discharge date6 October 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: [198] Lt Lansley Edison TAPLIN, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 31 July 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Miltiades', 19 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 5 August 1919, for onward travel to Adelaide; appointment terminated (discharged), 6 October 1919.

Medals: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: enlisted, 6 November 1939; died, 31 October 1946, as V159757 Captain.
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
Date of death31 October 1946
SourcesNAA: B2455, TAPLIN Colin Quintrell

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