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John Joseph TAYLOR

Regimental number6890
Place of birthKalgoorlie, Western Australia
SchoolWilliamstown, Kalgoorlie State School, Western Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGrocer
AddressKalgoorlie, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Amelia Grace Taylor, 74 Ward Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Enlistment date3 February 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 29 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 June 1918
Age at death18.11
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialCorbie Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 84), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
81
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jacob and Amelia G. TAYLOR, 35 Tenth Avenue, Maylands, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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