William Alexander TAYLOR

Regimental number2/1473
Address31 Calder Street, St Kilda
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, John Taylor, 31 Calder Street, St Kilda, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force. 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
New Zealand Field Artillery, 4th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Knight Templar'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBernafay Wood British Cemetery (Row J, Grave No 40), Montauban, nr Albert, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Margaret Taylor, 101 Oxford Street, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fourth