John TAYLOR

Regimental number53282
OccupationAccountant
Next of kinFather, T Taylor, National Bank, Gore
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 87 Tahiti on 12 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records41
Place of burialAchiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row J, Grave No 12), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Sarah Taylor, Ardwich Street, Gore
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 21