Regimental number | 3640 |
Place of birth | Banchory, Devnick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
School | Presbyterian School, Banchory, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 26 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Burnbank Cottage, St Cyrus, Scotland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Gibson, Burnbank Cottage, St Cyrus, Scotland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name given on RoH circular as James Pinny TAYLOR. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hermies, France |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 6), Beaumetz-les-Cambrai), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 34 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Elizabeth Gibson TAYLOR, Coronella Street, Cyrus, Montrose, Scotland. Native of Kincardineshire |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lance Corporal Alexander Douglas TAYLOR, 14th Field Company Engineers, died of illness (pneumonia), 20 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |