L/Corporal 12808 Thomas Henry TAYLOR - Fallen of WW1                                                                                                                                                                                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regiment & Unit

5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckinghamshire Regiment

Enlisted On/At

2 Sep 1914 at Birmingham

Former Regiment

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Lance Corporal Thomas Henry Taylor Thomas H Taylor

Details & Age at Death

Killed in Action, Sunday, 20 June 1915 aged 22

Medals

1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

n/a

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle

Local actions at Ypres

Place of Death

Ypres

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CWGC Grave/Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

SWFHS Memorial(s)

Bidford on Avon

Other Memorial(s)

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Circumstances Leading to Death

The battalion were in front line trenches at Railway Wood just east of Ypres. During the day over 100 men were deployed to carry rations from the Brigade HQ to the trenches and they were subject to continuous sniping and occassional shelling. 6 men were killed and 20 wounded.

 Family & Personal History                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Birth Date & Place

Jan Qtr 1893 - Bidford on Avon

Baptism Date & Place

14 Jan 1893 at Bidford on Avon, St. Laurence

Parents

Joseph & Jane Taylor
of Bidford on Avon

Wife & Marriage

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Children

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Address History

  • 1911: Barton, Bidford on Avon
  • 1917: Barton, Bidford on Avon

School(s), Colleges & University

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Occupation(s)

1914: Farm Labourer

Other Information

Brother of Walter William Taylor

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