Gordon Eric TAYLOR

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Service Numbers:	SX11499, S26433
Enlisted:	27 February 1941, Fort Largs, SA
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	Lark Force
Born:	Pt Lincoln, South Australia, 23 May 1918
Home Town:	Prospect, Prospect, South Australia
Schooling:	Adelaide Technical High School, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:	Public Servant
Died:	Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Memorials:	Adelaide Technical High School Old Scholars WW2 Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial

27 Feb 1941:	Involvement Gunner, SX11499
27 Feb 1941:	Involvement Gunner, S26433
27 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Fort Largs, SA
27 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX11499
1 Jul 1942:	Involvement Gunner, SX11499, Lark Force

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