Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Taylor, Raymond Arthur Isaac

He was born 1893 Barrington Tasmania to William and Clara Emily Taylor (nee Winduss) a farmer who embarked Melbourne 8^th February 1916 on board “HMAT Warilda” with the 12^th Infantry Battalion.

He was serving with the 52^nd Battalion when he was killed in action 5^th April 1918 in France and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.

His brother Pte Aubrey John William Taylor (No 944) was also killed in action 17^th July 1917 and is commemorated in the Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

It is doubtful whether many other nations can point to native triplets in the firing line as is the case with Australia. The three lads are sons of the late Mr W Taylor of Sheffield Tasmania and were born on 6^th November 1893. Their mother, now Mrs W J Heath lives at West Pine Tasmania. Garnett offered himself for service nine times before he was accepted. He and Raymond left here with D Coy 52^nd Battalion 13^th Brigade in February 1916. Raymond has been wounded but has returned to duty. Aubrey left here in May with 40^th Battalion. The lads are nephews of Mr and Mrs A Winduss of Heath Street, Port Melbourne.

Bendigonian 13^th June 1917

Sadly both Raymond and Aubrey were killed in action and as their father had died whilst they were on service he was permitted to return home.

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