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Lionel Herbert TAGGART

Regimental number19147
Place of birthRocky River, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School (Rocky River? Uralla?), New South Wales
Other trainingPrinter
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressRocky River, via Uralla, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Tunbridge, Rocky River, via Uralla, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed as a Lieutenant in the Cadets, Uralla and Glebe, New South Wales.
Enlistment date12 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 7, Battery 28
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 11 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death21.4
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialEcoust Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 35), Ecoust-St. Mein, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
16
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mrs. Marian TUNBRIDGE, Rocky River, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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