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Sydney Leslie TAYLOR

Regimental number2417
Place of birth383 Riley St, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolCleveland Street Public School, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFireman
Addressc/o James Taylor, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, James Taylor, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 14 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Age at death31.3
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.c. Corner (Panel No 9), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Eliza Catherine TAYLOR, 292 Riley Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales

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