Kenneth Thomas TAYLOR
Year of Birth: 1907
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 7 October 1941, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Private
Unit(s): 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion Australian Infantry
Service Number: NX48820
Died: 12 April 1944
Age: 36 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row C – Grave 17
Kenneth Thomas Taylor was born in Sydney, New South Wales, 5 August 1907, and was the adopted son of Charles Arundale and Maud (Bingham) Taylor, Granville, New South Wales.
He enlisted 7 October 1941 in Paddington, New South Wales and gave his father Charles as his next of kin.
Cause of death was accidental drowning.
Kenneth Thomas Taylor’s name is on Granville Roll of Honour board and also located at panel 75 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (TAYLOR Kenneth Thomas) National Archives of Australia
Department Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
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