6th Infantry Battalion
Killed In Action
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James Forbes Taysom (SN 481) was born at Deniliquin NSW where he attended the local state school. He was a 22 year old boot-maker when he enlisted in Melbourne on August 17th 1914. He joined the 6th Battalion and embarked from Melbourne in October on board the Hororata. He took part in the Landing at Anzac Cove on April 25th 1915 during which he was, sadly, killed in action. The manner and place of his death are unknown, so his death is recorded on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Lucas’s Staffs Appreciation of Brave Men, the original Avenue register, records his name as James P. Tayson.
