"Greater love hath no man. Daddy's at rest"
TAMBLYN, William Keith
Service no 2455
Corporal 10th Battalion, 50th Battalion Born Woodside, South Australia on 9 December 1892 Son of William Gill & Amelia Adeline TAMBLYN nee NICKEL Of Woodside, South Australia Occupation prior to enlisting Agriculturist Enlisted 31 March 1915 Embarkation 23 June 1915 Served in Gallipoli & France Wounded in Action 16 August 1916 Reported missing in action Later reported POW interned at Limburg Germany Repatriated to England on 27 November 1918 Returned to Australia 25 April 1919 per ‘Nevasa’ Discharged 25 June 1919 Died 1990 SLSA B 46130/7 http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/mpcimg/46250/B46130.htm |
THE LATE PRIVATE C. L. TAMMS.
Private C. L. Tamms, who died ofwounds received in action at the Dardanelles, was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Tamms, of Solomontown, Port Pirie. He celebrated his 24th birthday in the trenches. He left with the 3rd Reinforcements for Egypt, took part in the first landing on Gallipoli, and fought in the trenches for nearly four months with his younger brother, Private A. L. Tamms, who has since been taken to the London hospital and reported sick.
Private C. L. Tamms, who died ofwounds received in action at the Dardanelles, was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Tamms, of Solomontown, Port Pirie. He celebrated his 24th birthday in the trenches. He left with the 3rd Reinforcements for Egypt, took part in the first landing on Gallipoli, and fought in the trenches for nearly four months with his younger brother, Private A. L. Tamms, who has since been taken to the London hospital and reported sick.
An electical engineer from Sydney, Taplin enlisted in the Australian Army Engineers in 1914. Transferring to the Australian Flying Corps, he was posted to Palestine in 1917, serving with 67 Squadron as a reconnaissance pilot. In July 1918, he joined 4 Squadron in France as a Sopwith Camel pilot. Nine days after he scored his first victory, Taplin was very nearly killed in a flying accident on 26 July 1918. That day, his bomb ladened Camel crashed during take off and he was blown clear, unhurt. On 5 September 1918, Taplin's flight of four Camels was overwhelmed and shot down by Fokker D.VIIs of Jasta 26 and 27. Badly wounded, he scored his final victory and was the only Allied pilot to survive the dogfight. Shot down by Christian Mesch, Taplin was captured and remained a prisoner until the end of the war.
Repatriated to England 28 December 1918
Returned to Australia 20 October 1919 per 'Kanowna'
Served in WWII W74516
Enlisted at Port Hedland, WA
Flew the airmail routes in Western Australia after the war with Norman Brearley.
Died 08 July 1961 at Dalkeith, WA
Aged 65 years
Buried Karrakatta Cemetery WA Crematorium Rose Gardens M 0173
Repatriated to England 28 December 1918
Returned to Australia 20 October 1919 per 'Kanowna'
Served in WWII W74516
Enlisted at Port Hedland, WA
Flew the airmail routes in Western Australia after the war with Norman Brearley.
Died 08 July 1961 at Dalkeith, WA
Aged 65 years
Buried Karrakatta Cemetery WA Crematorium Rose Gardens M 0173
TAYLOR, Charles JohnService No. 3056
Private 16th Battaion Bootmaker, of Kangaroo Island, SA. Born 24 February 1895 at Queenscliffe, South Australia Son of William Skea TAYLOR & Mary Ann nee CALNAN Of Heath St., Birkenhead, SA Occupation prior to enlistment Served in Gallipoli, Egypt and France Died of wounds 04 July 1918 Aged 23 years Buried at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery. www.awm.gov.au P08740.001 |
TAYLOR, Frederick ArthurService No. 526
Private 14th Machine Gun Company Born London, England Son of Alice Heniretta TAYLOR Of 106 Gayford Road, Shepherd's Bush, London, England Occupation prior to enlistment Signwriter Residing 34 Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town, SA Member of Adelaide Rowing Club Enlisted on 31 October 1916 Served in Belgium Killed in action on 4 October 1917 Aged 24 years Commemorated Ypres Menin Gate Memorial www.awm.gov.au P07159.028 |
Chronicle 1st December 1917
Private F. A. TAYLOR (526) was killed in action on October 4. His name was omitted from casualty list No. 352.
Private F. A. TAYLOR (526) was killed in action on October 4. His name was omitted from casualty list No. 352.
TAYLOR, Wilfred ArthurService No. 2252
Private 10th Battalion Born 25 May 1896 at Naracoorte, South Australia. Son of John James TAYLOR & Annie nee LONG Of Main Street, East Petersburg, SA Occupation prior to enlistment Cycle Builder Enlisted 22 April 1915 Served in Gallipoli Killed in action at Gallipoli on 30 September 1915 Aged 19 years Commemorated Lone Pine Memorial www.awm.gov.au P03483.043 |