TAYLOR, Hubert Lancelot
| Service Number: | 955 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 December 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Morayfield, Queensland, Australia, 24 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Upper Caboolture, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Rocksberg School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 August 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France I E 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Caboolture District WW1 Roll of Honour, Caboolture War Memorial, Upper Caboolture Rocksberg School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 955, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 955, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 955, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 955, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 955 awm_unit: 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-08-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Hubert Lancelot Taylor was the third son of John William Taylor and Alice Maud Greenbury who resided at Upper Caboolture, Queensland. He was single, working as a labourer and living at Upper Caboolture at the time of his enlistment in December 1915. Hubert was killed in action whilst on tank duty with British Soldiers. Two older brothers, Ernest [No number] and Leslie Arthur [2168], also enlisted.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Taylor, of Everton Park, Enoggera, have received word from headquarters that their son, Sergeant Hubert Lancelot Taylor, of the 42nd Battalion, was killed in action on the 12th August, 1918 ; previously reported wounded and missing.
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