Regimental number | 3639 |
Place of birth | Biarra, Queensland |
School | Gilgulgul State School, via Miles, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | Biarra, via Esk, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Harriet Taylor, Biarra, via Esk, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3639A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ribemont, France |
Age at death | 28.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Harriet TAYLOR, Biarra, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2986A Pte Edgar TAYLOR, 31st Bn, returned to Australia, 22 May 1919; Cousins: 4785 Pte Leonard SMITH, 31st Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1918; 7152 Pte William Charles Golloway THORPE, 25th Bn, killed in action, 13 June 1918; 5813 Pte Cecil John PARSONS, 9th Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |