Pte
John Richard Taylor
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1878 |
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Place of birth: Marnoo, Victoria, Australia |
General information
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Profession: Labourer |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 3024 |
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Enlistment date: 13/06/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Infantry, 48th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 12/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Keiberg Spur, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 39 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 27 |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
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.
Sources 5
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48th Infantry Battalion (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/65). https://www.awm.gov.au Sources used |
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Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), RCDIG1064166). https://www.awm.gov.au Sources used |
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Browning N., Leane's Battalion : The history of the 48th Battalion A.I.F. 1916-1919 (Osborne Park, Quality Press, 2009). Sources used |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455). https://www.naa.gov.au/ Sources used |
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McCarthy Chris., Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account (London, Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018). Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1601509 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=6ed652eb-de74-47e3-bdc1-b772eee10b27 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7301740 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=295939 |