taylor, john paterson

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Taylor, John Paterson Service Number 14921

Died of illness 21st November 1918 87th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt

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NAME Taylor, John Paterson

SERVICE NO 14921

UNIT

RANK Gunner/Driver

AGE at Enlistment 39 yrs 8 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney, NSW

ADDRESS “Mahratta” Denman St., Chatsworth Heights, Goorparoo, Sth Brisbane, QLD

OCCUPATION Police Constable

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 17 Feb 1917

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Brisbane, QLD

PREVIOUS SERVICE

NEXT OF KIN Wife;- Caroline Vera Taylor, “Mahratta” Denman St., Chatsworth Heights, Goorparoo, Sth Brisbane, QLD/ “Leyton” Berry St., Graceville. Brisbane Qld.

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-6’ ½”. Weight-138lbs. Chest 40-42”. Complexion-Medium. Eyes-Grey. Hair-D Brown.

RELIGION Free Thinker

EMBARKED 19 Dec 1917- Sydney- per “Ulysses”

DISEMBARKED 16 Jan 1918- Suez

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 31 Oct 1918- Dysentery-

DIED 21 Nov 1918- Dysentery- 87th Gen., Hosp., Alexandria, Egypt

BURIED Military Cemetery, Hadra Alexandria, Egypt Gve 4287

(plot E Gve 216)?

MEDALS British War Medal59557-, Victory Medal-58478. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-354662.

DEPENDANTS Wife & 1 child

PERSONAL EFFECTS 6 hdk’fs., 2 sponges, 1 money belt, 1 Bible, 2 prs. spectacles, 1 pr. scissors, 1 pocket knife, 2 pipes, 1 mirror, 1 tobacco tin, 1 gold ring, 1 chain, 1 medallion, 1 soap case, 1 l’thr case contg;- knife, fork & spoon, 2 wallets, postcards, pho-tos, letters, 1 pocket book, 1 steel mirror, 2 housewives, 1 certificate, 1 pr py-jama trousers, 1 pr. rubber shoes/

WILL Beneficiary;- wife Caroline Vera Taylor Trustee;- & Guardian- Leon Abraham Berliner Loyal Prince of Wales Lodge, Brisbane/ Office of Commissioner of Police- Brisbane/ Berliners Ltd, Sight & Spectacle Specialists. Brisbane/

CORRESPONDENCE Wife/

Sc Ancestry.com DOB 23/6/1877 Sydney Parents John Simpson Taylor 1845-1927 d Point Clare & Mary Jane Sutton 1845-1928 d Point Clare Married 1907 @ St Leonards NSW Caroline Vera Coronel 1880-1960 NSW BDM Birth reg Glebe 1877-4201 parents John S & Mary J Marriage;-1907-11685 reg St. Leonards NSW Caroline V Coronel