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Ewen Taylor
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 04/06/1875 |
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Place of birth: Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand |
General information
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Last known residence: Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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Profession: Gardener |
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Religion: Presbyterian |
Army information
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Country: New Zealand |
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Force: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Rifleman |
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Service number: 44169 |
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Enlistment date: 14/12/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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Units: — New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 08/01/1918 |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 42 |
Cemetery
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Oxford Road Cemetery Plot: III Row: J Grave: 14 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Enlistment place |
My story
Ewen (Jack) Taylor, a former gardener, was born on 4 June 1875 in Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand. He was the son of Ewen and Annie Taylor. On 14 December 1916 he enlisted at Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand. He served as a Rifleman with ‘A’-Company, 4th Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade, part of the 4th New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, of the New Zealand Division.
On 1 January 1918 the 4th Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade took over the front near Polygon Wood. Their front extended from the Zonnebeke-Beselare road to the left of the divisional sector. On the night of 9/10th January 1918 the Battalion was relieved and moved back to Dickebusch Camp.
Ewen Taylor, 42 aged, was killed in action on January 8th, 1918. Private Taylor is buried at Oxford Road Cemetery, Plot III, Row J, Grave 14. He is buried near Wieltje, between Polygon Wood and Dickebusch Camp.
On 1 January 1918 the 4th Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade took over the front near Polygon Wood. Their front extended from the Zonnebeke-Beselare road to the left of the divisional sector. On the night of 9/10th January 1918 the Battalion was relieved and moved back to Dickebusch Camp.
Ewen Taylor, 42 aged, was killed in action on January 8th, 1918. Private Taylor is buried at Oxford Road Cemetery, Plot III, Row J, Grave 14. He is buried near Wieltje, between Polygon Wood and Dickebusch Camp.
Sources 1
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J.H.(Major) Luxford, With the Machinegunners in France and Palestine : The official history of the New Zealand Machine Corps in the Great World War 1914-1918 (Uckfield: The Naval & Military Press Ltd., 1923). Sources used |
More information 5
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/439495 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7184020 |
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The NZEF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://nzef.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=250859 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=7197d506-61b5-4ec8-a054-779a82461a40 |
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Online Cenotaph (Auckland Museum) https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C15519 |