Name
William Taylor
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
30/09/1917
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Gunner
895212
Royal Field Artillery
242 Bde
'A' Bty.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Panel 4 to 6 and 162
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
NA
UK & Other Memorials
St Albans Citizens Memorial, Town Hall (old) Memorial, St Albans, St Saviour's Church Memorial (Ext), St Albans, St Saviour's Church Memorial (Int), St Albans, Ind. Plaque, St Saviour's Church Memorial, St Albans (TBC)
Pre War
Son of David Taylor.
Address given as 24 Church Street, St Albans.
If we have the correct William a newspaper article lists his serving brothers as brother as H W Taylor, A Taylor, B Taylor and J Taylor
He worked for the Salvation Army in St Albans and the Campfield Press who were letterpress and lithographic printers and binders, created in St Albans by the Salvation Army following the continued expansion of their work meaning that larger premises were required to print all the Army newspapers – the War Cry, Young Soldier, and Musician – as well as devotional literature such as Bibles, prayer books and hymnbooks.
The Soldiers Died In The Great War database records that he was born in St Albans, Herts. and he enlisted in Hertford.
Wartime Service
Previously service number 555. Entered France on 15th November 1915. Died of wounds at 17th Casualty Clearing Station
Acknowledgments
Gareth Hughes
