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Robert Stanley Taylor

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R. Taylor. "A busy Anzac in France" [5/634 Rob Taylor, a wheeler] Rob Taylor No. 5 Coy A.S.C. New Zealand Expeditionary Force Wellington N.Z. Left for Active Service. Mickle, A. M. R. (n.d.) Mickle album. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira. PH-ALB-561. p.18. No known copyright restrictions.

R. Taylor. "A busy Anzac in France" [5/634 Rob Taylor, a wheeler] Rob Taylor No. 5 Coy A.S.C. New Ze …

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Stanley AWMM
  • Surname
    Taylor AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 5/634 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1896 Military Personnel file
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Arawa Street, Birkenhead, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    R. Taylor (father), Arawa Street, Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 5/634 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Boat builder/Civilian AWMM
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  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Robert and Rose Taylor

    Robert and Rose Taylor had seven children: Owen (s/n 28811), Ken (s/n 28821), Robert (s/n 5/634), Norman, Jack, Edgar (s/n 5/633) and Rose. Four of their six sons - Owen, Ken, Robert and Edgar - saw active service in WWI. All returned to New Zealand AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1960 Military Personnel file
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Birkenhead Roll of Honour, Birkenhead War Memorial Park AWMM

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Sources

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  • References
    • Dry Rations, or, The Aparima Apparition : with which is incorporated the Waikanae wash-out and The Tauherenikau trumpeter : unofficial organ of the 7th Rfts, Transport No. 32 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 715 AWMM
    • Mickle, A. M. R. (n.d.) Mickle album. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira. PH-ALB-561. AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM

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