South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Home | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Epsom Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 9 Oct 1915 in France with Royal Warwicks | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Died of Cardiac Failure | Jan 1915 at Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Horton War Hospital, Epsom | Pvt 4957 Royal Warwickshire | Epsom & Ewell |
| Pvt 103360 Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry |
Military Service Career
- 19 Aug 1915? enlisted in Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- 9 Oct 1915 arrived in France
- 7 Oct 1916 transferred the Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry
- 14 Jul 1917 - transferred to the RFC with the Rank of Air Mechanic 2
- 13 Sep 1917 he was promoted to Air Mechanic 3
- 20 Jun 1918 promoted to Aircraftsman 1st Class as a Carpenter (planes were constructed mainly from wood)
Circumstances of Death
| Frank died of Cardiac Failure at the Horton War Hospital, Epsom on 29 Jul 1919, a newspaper reports suggests that his heart disease was caused by shell shock & trench fever.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 2 Jun 1878 at Leicester | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Robert and Ruth Taylor | 4 Stoughton Street, Leicester |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Alice Maud Taylor nee Simpkin | Robert, Margaret, George & Frances |
| 21 Apr 1906 in Leicester | |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1878 - Leicester | 1901 - Cabinet maker |
| 1881 - 82 Conduit Street, Leicester | 1911 - Cabinet maker |
| 1891 - 82 Conduit Street, Leicester | 1912 - Cabinet maker |
| 1901 - 4 Stoughton Street, Leicester | 1914 - Cabinet maker |
| 1911 - 8 Uppingham Road, Leicester | |
| 1912 - 8 Overton Road, Leicester | |
| 1914 - 89 Cliffe Hill, Warwick | |