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Harry Taylor
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 21/11/1887 |
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Place of birth: Epsom, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Farmer |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Gunner |
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Service number: 10589 |
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Enlistment date: 13/07/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Field Artillery, 50th Bty. 13th Bde. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 05/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Nonne Bosschen, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 29 |
Cemetery
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Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery Plot: VI Row: H Grave: 6 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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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
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.
Sources 5
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Further reference |
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Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10868236 Sources used |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/143335/taylor,-harry/ Sources used |
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The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources used |
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War Diary Royal Australian Field Artillery, 50th Bty. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583 Sources used |