David Lennox TAYLOR

Regimental number13136
Date of birth18 June 1886
Place of birthClive
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.4
Height5' 5.75"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M E Taylor, Box 45, Clive, Hawke's Bay
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 December 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 53 Navua on 6 May 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXIX, Row A, Grave No 16), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Matthew and Margaret Taylor, Clive, Hawke's Bay
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 6 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 22 June 1916.

Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1916; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 28 September 1916, and posted to B Company.

Detached to Australian Tunnelling Company, 18 October 1916; rejoined Bn, 15 February 1917.

Detached to Tunnelling Corps, 15 February 1917; rejoined Bn, 11 April 1917.

Detached to 3rd Tunnelling Company, 4 May 1917.

Attached to Field Company Engineers, 18 May 1917; rejoined Bn, 29 June 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 19 August 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 4 September 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 25
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7824162

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