Pte
John Richard Taylor

Information about birth

Year of birth:
1878
Place of birth:
Marnoo, Victoria, Australia

General information

Profession:
Labourer

Army information

Country:
Australia
Force:
Australian Imperial Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
3024
Enlistment date:
13/06/1916
Enlistment place:
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Units:
 —  Australian Infantry, 48th Bn.  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
12/10/1917
Place of death:
Keiberg Spur, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
39

Memorial

Distinctions and medals 3

Points of interest 2

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place

My story

On the 12th of October 1917 the 48th Battalion A.I.F. together with the 47th Battalion A.I.F. (12th Brigade, 4th Division) took part in the attack on Keiberg Spur. They reached their first objective (Red Line) near Assyria and moved to the second objective (Bleu Line). Since the 3th Division could not advance and due to enemy counter attacks, eventually they had to abandon their positions and had to withdrawal. In the attack C Company was situated right of the Ypres-Roulers railway. The many casualties occurred while working to consolidate the new frontline and during the withdrawal.

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48th Infantry Battalion (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/65).
https://www.awm.gov.au
Sources used
Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), RCDIG1064166).
https://www.awm.gov.au
Sources used
Browning N., Leane's Battalion : The history of the 48th Battalion A.I.F. 1916-1919 (Osborne Park, Quality Press, 2009).
Sources used
First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455).
https://www.naa.gov.au/
Sources used
McCarthy Chris., Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account (London, Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018).
Sources used

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