Regimental number | 1287 |
Place of birth | Chelsea Villa, Petersham, New South Wales |
School | Gordon and Lindfield Public Schools, New South Wales |
Other training | Technical College, Ultimo, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Beaconsfield Parade, Lindfield, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Challis Amelia Taylor, Challis Beaconsfield Parade, Lindfield, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 23.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot A, Row XVI, Grave No. 4), Malta |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 87 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Challis Amelia TAYLOR, 'Challis', Beaconsfield Parade, Lindfield, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 30152 Driver Geoffrey Arthur Vernon TAYLOR, 10th Field Artillery Brigade, died of wounds, France, 9 August 1918; 5132 Bombardier Kenneth Robert TAYLOR, 11th Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, Flers, France, 30 December 1916; 1917 Pte Harold William Spencer GOERTZ, 46th Bn, killed in action, 11 April 1917; 7564 Gunner Cecil Bundley CALVER, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 12 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |