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Harry Taylor
Informationen zu Geburt
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Geburtsdatum: 21/11/1887 |
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Geburtsort: Epsom, Surrey, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Allgemeine Informationen
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Beruf: Landwirt / Bauman / Ökonom |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
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Land: Australia |
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Truppe: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rang: Gunner |
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Dienstnummer: 10589 |
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Einberufung datum: 13/07/1915 |
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Einberufung ort: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Einheiten: — Australian Field Artillery, 50th Bty. 13th Bde. (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
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Sterbedatum: 05/10/1917 |
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Sterbeort: Nonne Bosschen, Belgien |
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Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen |
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Alter: 29 |
Begräbnisplatz
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Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery Grabstelle: VI Reihe: H Grab: 6 |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Punkte von Interesse 2
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Meine Geschichte
Gunner Harry Taylor, a 29-year-old farmer from Foster, Victoria, who was killed in action on the 5th of October 1917. Harry had been born in Epsom, Surrey, but immigrated to Australia. In the summer of 1915 Harry enlisted in Melbourne. Over two years later he served as a gunner at Passchendaele with the 50th Battery, part of the 13th Brigade Australian Field Artillery.
Harry had already been injured in on the 14th of August 1917 and had been treated at Le Havre and Rouelles before re-joining the battery only the day before on the 4th October 1917. On the 5th the battery was positioned just north of Glencorse wood in front of the Nonne Bosschen. The war diary states that one man was killed on this day and we can presume this was Harry Taylor. Eyewitness accounts taken from his comrades tell us that on this day Harry’s gun was directly hit by a German shell killing him instantly.
His remains then transported back to Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery where he was laid to rest in Plot IV, Row H, Grave 6.
Harry had already been injured in on the 14th of August 1917 and had been treated at Le Havre and Rouelles before re-joining the battery only the day before on the 4th October 1917. On the 5th the battery was positioned just north of Glencorse wood in front of the Nonne Bosschen. The war diary states that one man was killed on this day and we can presume this was Harry Taylor. Eyewitness accounts taken from his comrades tell us that on this day Harry’s gun was directly hit by a German shell killing him instantly.
His remains then transported back to Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery where he was laid to rest in Plot IV, Row H, Grave 6.
Quellen 3
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Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10868236 Verwendete Quellen |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, TAYLOR H). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx Verwendete Quellen |
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Headquarters, 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 13/40/20). https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583 Verwendete Quellen |
Weitere Informationen 5
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/143335 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=4a3b64ff-a906-40e7-9aab-c7c3aed507ba |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7301472 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=295750 |
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A Street Near You https://astreetnearyou.org/person/143335/ |