L/Corporal 17178 Walter William TAYLOR - Fallen of WW1                                                                                                                                                                                         

Regiment & Unit

1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment

Enlisted On/At

2 Sep 1914 at Birmingham

Former Regiment

Pvt 12776 Ox & Bucks Light Infantry

Details & Age at Death

Killed in Action, Saturday, May 12, 1917 aged 24

Medals

1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

n/a

Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle

Battle of Arras

Place of Death

Roeux

 

CWGC Grave/Memorial

Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery

SWFHS Memorial(s)

Bidford on Avon

Other Memorial(s)

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Circumstances Leading to Death

Battalion were in the lines at the Chemical Works nr Roeux and successfully attacked and captured the first German line. They were then shelled in their new positions which killed 3 and wounded 25 men. Walter was one of those killed.

 Family & Personal History                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Birth Date & Place

Oct Qtr 1887 - Littleton

Baptism Date & Place

2 Oct 1887 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 Thomas Henry Taylor

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