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William John TAYLOR

Regimental number3944
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBricklayer
AddressLeopold Street, Valley, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs J Taylor c/o Mrs Davis, Leopold Street, Valley, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date14 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Discharge date18 August 1917 (medically unfit)
Other detailsServed on the western front from April to July 1916 where he was wounded at the opening stages of the Battle of Pozieres, France. Was invalided home in February 1917
Date of death--/05/1940

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