TAYLOR, Roy Alexander
| Service Number: | SX6874 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | HQ Guard Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, SA, 12 April 1901 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Flinders Street School Adelaide |
| Occupation: | Motor Trimmer |
| Died: | 14 January 1980, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General E, Path 10, Grave 721 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, City of Kensington & Norwood Honour Roll World War II Book and Case |
World War 2 Service
| 29 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, SX6874 | |
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| 29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX6874, HQ Guard Battalion | |
| 8 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
| 8 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX6874, HQ Guard Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mr and Mrs Tom TAYLOR of Forestville, SA. Married with three children residing at 26 Sheldon Street, Norwood, Roy was 39 years old when he enlisted in WW2. Educated at Flinders Street Public School Adelaide, in civilian life he worked with Holdens for several years as a motor trimmer. Enlisting in June 1940, he left Australia in November 1940 and fought through the desert campaign to Bardia and Tobruk, and after its capture was transferred to Palestine. He then fought through the Grecian Campaign and taken prisoner of war. Initially reported missing, several months later news came that he was a prisoner in Germany at Stalag 18a Camp on the Austrian border. Two brothers fought in the Great War, one was killed and the other returned after the armistice.
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