TAYLOR, Frank Peter
(Service number 24937)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 28/09/1894 | Place of Birth | Enfield |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Hakataramea, Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Contractor | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs L. TAYLOR (mother), Ardgowan, Oamaru; later C/o Mrs J. W. TURNBULL, Hobbs Street, Waimataitai, Timaru | ||
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 | 14th Reinforcements, New Zealand Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 10 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waihora | ||
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| Other Units Served With | Camel Corps | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ M G Sig | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 1 May 1963 | Age | 68 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Frank Peter Taylor was born on 28 September 1894 at Enfield, North Otago, the middle of the three sons of Peter and Elizabeth (née Wylie) Taylor. Peter and Elizabeth were both from Orkney, Scotland, and married in 1885 in New Zealand. He and his siblings were educated at Teaneraki School near Oamaru. His father died in 1914 at Oamaru, his mother living for 35 more years. F. P. Taylor, 24937, of Waimataitai, returned to New Zealand from Egypt, in a draft of 1095, per the “Ulimaroa”, which was due at Auckland on 6 August 1919. He married Anne Prendergast in 1921. Both his brothers – Neil Taylor and George Maxwell Taylor, were called up, Neil enlisting for service.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [29 October 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [31 October 2020]; School Admission record (Oamaru Branch NZSG) [31 October 2020]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [31 October 2020]; NZ Times, 31 July 1919 (Papers Past) [29 October 2020]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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