Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Burra, South Australia |
Next of kin | Father, Charles James Blatch Taplin, 293 Goodwood Road, King's Park, Adelaide, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Eighth Supplement No 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 124 (30 October 1919). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Fifth Supplement No 31089 (27 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 61 (23 May 1919). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Fourth Supplement No 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 165 (24 October 1918). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military) Source: 'London Gazette' No 31370, Fifth Supplement (3 June 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 109 (15 September 1919) |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: [198] Lt Lansley Edison TAPLIN, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 31 July 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Miltiades', 19 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 5 August 1919, for onward travel to Adelaide; appointment terminated (discharged), 6 October 1919. Medals: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: enlisted, 6 November 1939; died, 31 October 1946, as V159757 Captain. |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TAPLIN Colin Quintrell |