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Henry Basil Taylor

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henry Basil AWMM
  • Surname
    Taylor AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    9667 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM C/o B. Gibson, Templeton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs I.F. Taylor (mother), C/o Post Office, Prebbleton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    9667 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Henry Taylor was the son of Albert Henry Taylor and of Ivy Florence Taylor (nee Varley), of Prebbleton, Canterbury, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    24 October 1940 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Egypt, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM N. 36. AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Henry, Your name lives on in your nephew and Great Nephew. Both are honoured to be named after you. we visited your final resting place on the day your brother, Malcolm passed away. we left you a poppy from him. He missed you terribly but we thank you for the sacrifices you made so we could live. It was heart wrenching to read your tombstone to find you were the same age as our son, (your Great Nephew who came with us to Chatby) when you died. It struck a cord with Adam Henry. Your descendants have worn your medals at Dawn Parades with Honour.. I hope you are proud of them as they are of you. RIP.
    Public - Robyn Anne - Other Relative - 24 April 2015
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24 April 2015Robyn AnneHawkes BayOther Relative

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