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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Colin Franklin Taylor |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Driver |
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| Forename(s): |
Colin Franklin |
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| Surname: |
Taylor |
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| War: |
Korean War, 1950-1953 |
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| Serial No.: |
208891 |
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| Date of Birth: |
3 July 1925 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Labourer |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Kayforce |
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| Other Units: |
Jayforce 1947-48 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps |
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| Place of Death: |
Korea |
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| Date of Death: |
17 May 1954 |
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| Age at Death: |
28 |
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| Year of Death: |
1954 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Accidental death on active service |
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| Cemetery Name: |
United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, Korea |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Served with Merchant Navy 4 years
- Served with Jayforce 1947-48
- Served with Kayforce 1952-54
- Died from injuries received in a vehicle accident
- "Indeed, 1954 proved to be their busiest year so far in Korea in terms of transport details, 'a year of hard work ... under ever changing circumstances'. It was not without its dangers either, as the deaths of Drivers D.N. Rodgers and C.F. Taylor in traffic accidents in December 1953 and May 1954 respectively testified." (McGibbon 1996, vol. 2, p. 352)
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| Further References: |
- Ian McGibbon, New Zealand and the Korean War, Volume II: Combat Operations, Oxford University Press, Auckland, 1996, pp. 352, 372, 412.
- New Zealand in the Korean War. NZHistory online. URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/korean-war
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