TAYLOR  W.D.

Given Names:  William Drayton

               

Service Number:  61480

Unit:  11th General (Victorian) Reinforcements                                                                  

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  19 Yrs  1 Mth

Occupation:  Agricultural Student                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  10 In                   

Weight:  127 Lbs

Chest:  31-35 In

Hair:  Fair

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Medium

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  18/3/1918

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Charlotte Hodgson

67 Wellington Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                   

Embarkation Date:  31/8/1918

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Barambah A37

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Plassy   

Embarked:  5/9/1919                                 

Disembarked:  25/10/1919

Unit:  Australian Army Service Corps                                                                                             

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  9/11/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  76387

Victory Medal:  Not earned

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  26/1/1899

Place:  Bendigo, Victoria                         

Father:  Oliver Harry TAYLOR                  

Mother:  Charlotte (Lottie) WINTER

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1924     

Place:             

Spouse: Monica Margaret MULCAIR

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 1976                                 

Place: Carlton, Victoria                            

Burial:  ,

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Camberwell Grammar

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:  VX108182                                   

Date Enlisted:  23/09/1942                                      

Date Discharged:  25/6/1947

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary