William Joseph TAYLOR

Regimental number48296
OccupationGardener
Next of kinFather, W H Taylor, Horticultural Department, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 24 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records41
Place of burialShrine Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 7), Bucquoy, nr Arras, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Henry and Jane Annie Taylor, 16 Fernhill Terrace, Wadestown, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 22