Wallace Barratt TAYLOR

Regimental number2/1207
Address2 Grey Terrace, Grey Street, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, R W Taylor, 2 Grey Terrace, Grey Street, Auckland
Rank on embarkationDriver
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Field Artillery, Samoan Advance Party
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 August 1914
The Samoan Advance Party left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 1 'Moeraki' and HMNZT 2 'Monowai'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankDriver
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 10 October 1916
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No 16), Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs R.W. Taylor, 18 Melrose Street, Christchurch
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Samoan Adv & Fourth

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