South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Rifleman A/1645 Benjamin Joseph TAYLOR - 18th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps


Killed in Action on Monday, May 21st, 1917 aged 20

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Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Voormezeele Enclosure No 3
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
18 May 1915 ~ Arrow
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place EnlistedOther War Memorials
Local actions near Ypres February 1915 at Birmingham  
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units  
St. Eloi ~  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death - Extract from Battalion War Diary

The war diary briefly states that the battalion was in the trenches near St. Eloi and at about 9.30pm came under very heavy artillery fire which killed 9 men, including Joseph, and wounded 3 others

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBapitsm Date/Place
Jan Qtr 1897 at Arrow 22 Feb 1897 at Arrow
   
Parents NamesParents Abode
Benjamin and Florence Margaret Taylor Arrow
   
Wife & Marriage Date/PlaceChildren & Year of Birth
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SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History                       
1901 - Arrow 1911 - Apprentice Carriage Builder
1911 - Arrow  
   

Brother of Francis Price Taylor who also fell