Harold Burfield Taylor
| Harold Taylor | |
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Brigadier Harold Taylor in 1941
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| Born |
10 August 1890 Enfield, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 15 March 1966 (aged 75) Concord, New South Wales, Australia |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1909–1946 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands held |
22nd Brigade 5th Brigade 56th Battalion New South Wales Scottish Regiment 18th Battalion Sydney University Regiment |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Military Cross & Bar Volunteer Officers' Decoration |
| Other work | Analytical chemist |
Brigadier Harold Burfield Taylor, MC & Bar, VD (10 August 1890 – 15 March 1966) was an analytical chemist and an Australian Army officer who served in the First and the Second World Wars. A junior officer in the First World War, during the Second World War he was commander of the 22nd Infantry Brigade during the invasion of Malaya. Captured along with many of his fellow soldiers following the fall of Singapore, he spent the remainder of the war as a prisoner of war. In civilian life, he was an analyst for the government and an expert in poisons, often called upon to give evidence in criminal trials involving poisoning.
Taylor was born on 10 August 1890 in Enfield, Sydney to an Englishman and his Australian wife. He was educated at Sydney Boys' High School and the University of Sydney, where he graduated Bachelor of Science in 1912. Interested in chemistry and military science, he served with the Sydney University Scouts (a Militia unit), and was commissioned in 1913.
Taylor commenced his analytic career as assistant government analyst in the New South Wales Department of Public Health in 1915. While his work involved analysis of a wide range of products, he became well known for giving evidence in criminal trials involving poisons.
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