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

“His Duty Nobly Done”

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

Australian War Memorial

Department Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls

Virtual War Memorial

National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers

Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages

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