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Herbert Septimus Leonard Taylor

Commemorated at
Given name
H S L
Family name
Taylor
Service number
5466
Additional information
Gender
M
Rank (legacy)
Private
Unit at embarkation
53 Battalion (late of 1 Battalion)
Service (legacy)
Army
Conflicts
World War 1
Campaign (legacy)
United Kingdom
Veteran Notes/Bio

 

1.Listed Bungendore War Memorial Hall WW1 ROH (1917) as "H.S.L."and Bygone Queanbeyan as , "Herbert Septimus Leonard .Staff Sgt.(B)".

2. “MAPPING ANZACS”: Service Number:5466;POB:Bungendore (July 1889);POE:Goulburn,NSW; NOK: Father:0. Taylor, Turalla, Bungendore.

3. AWM Embarkation Roll: Rank: Private ;Unit:1st Battalion, 17th Reinforcement ; Age: 26 1/12; Occupation: Chauffeur (Address:Manar, via Tarago);DOE:4.8.1915  ; Embarked:14.04.1916.Sydney.HMATCeramic .A49.

4. AWM Nominal Roll: Not listed.

5. Stephenson:Son of Harriott Taylor (nee March).Born 1889.Various family entries would suggest that he was known as " Len".

6.NAA  File: 9.7.16:Reported suffering with injury to Right Knee Joint and admitted to hospital; 28.2.17: Transferred to 1st Auxilary Hospital;3.1.18: Transferred to Weymouth;16.04.18: Returned to Melbourne per Hospital Tramsport "Llangstephen Castle" Illness being specified as Injury to Right Knee Joint;20.09.18: Discharged as Medically Unfit.Not entitled to Victory Medal as he did not serve in any theatre of war.

7. Died 14.08.1962.

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