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James Edward Sydney TAYLOR

Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, Plunkett St, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSoldier
AddressDrill Hall, Claremont, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Annie Taylor, 45 Crown Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceA and I Staff
Enlistment date20 February 1916
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name44th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularStaff Sergeant-Major of the Commonwealth Military Forces.
FateKilled in Action 14 March 1917
Place of death or woundingnear Armentieres, France
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialCite Bonjeam Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 40), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Sarah Ann TAYLOR
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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