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Joseph TAYLOR

Regimental number4010
Place of birthBirchvale, Derbyshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDairyman
Address5 Thompson Road, North Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, J T Taylor, Sidebottom Fold Farm, Stalybridge Lancs, England
Enlistment date25 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 September 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 22 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularMigrated alone to Australia. Enlisted 1 September 1915 - 16th Bn, 12th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 48th Bn, 9 March 1916.
FateKilled in Action 6 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death26
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXVIII, Row E, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
147
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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