TAYLOR, Charles William
(Service number 76569)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 05/08/1898 | Place of Birth | Winchester |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 31 January 1918 | Age | 19 years 5 months |
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| Address at Enlistment | 306 King Street, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Grocer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | 2nd South Canterbury Regiment Territorials - still serving | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | A. E. TAYLOR (father), 306 King Street, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 40th Reinforcements, E Company | ||
| Date | 10 July 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 18 August 1957 | Age | 59 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Charles William Taylor was born on 5 August 1898 at Winchester South Canterbury, the oldest son of Arthur Edward and Charlotte Jane (née Dawe) Taylor. Charles was not twenty years old when he enlisted on 31 January 1918 at Timaru. A grocer living at home in Temuka, he named his father as next-of-kin. He was serving with the 2nd South Canterbury Regimental Territorials. Private C. W. Taylor embarked with the 40th Reinforcements, per the “Tahiti”, departing on 10 July 1918 for Plymouth, England.
Just a week after Charles left, his father died. Mr Taylor who had come to New Zealand as an infant, had been ill for some time. He was survived by his elderly mother, his widow and five children, one daughter having died at the age of eight.
Charles William Taylor, a motor driver, married Gladys Veronice Hobbs on 7 Aprril 1927 at St Peter’s, Temuka, his brother Edward and his sister Myrtle being witnesses. Charles was a hospital attendant at Riccarton, Christchurch in August 1942, when he was a witness to the marriage of his sister Myrtle at Temuka. Charles William Taylor died on 18 August 1957 at Christchurch and was cremated.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 September 2021]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [05 September 2021]; Temuka Leader, 20 July 1918 (Papers Past) [05 September 2021]; Temuka Anglican Marriage record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG records) [05 September 2021]
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