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Jesse Herbert TAYLOR

Regimental number681
Place of birthBirmingham, England
Age on arrival in Australia30
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPolisher
AddressAlfred Street, Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 4"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Anne Taylor, Alfred Street, Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, British Army, including service in the South African War.
Enlistment date9 February 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name19th Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 December 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death36
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 4), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
90
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Annie TAYLOR, Alfred Street, Kogarah, New South Wales. Native of England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Appointed Lance Sergeant, 24 October 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsFirst given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Jessie.
SourcesNAA: B2455, TAYLOR Jesse Herbert

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