We remember George Sutton Taylor

We remember George Sutton Taylor

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1895
birth Grimsby, Lincolnshire United Kingdom Source:7943004 Source:7943260 25th November 1895
1898
sibling Francis J Taylor Source:7943488 1898
1899
sibling William Cecil F Taylor Source:7943488 1899
1901
location Granby Inn, High Street, North Thoresby, Licolnshire United Kingdom parents address Source:7943488 31st March 1901
1905
education General education Royal Masonic School Bushey, Hertfordshire United Kingdom Source:7943004 1905 - 1911
1910
sibling Minnie Woods Source:7943260 1910
1911
employment Clerk Grimsby United Kingdom Source:7943260 1911 - 17th September 1914
1912
sibling Geoffrey Woods Source:7943260 1912
1914
enlistment Grimsby United Kingdom Source:7943260 17th September 1914
1914
service British Army Private 178 Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Grimsby Chums) Battalion Source:7429393 17th September 1914 - 1st July 1916
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:7943260 9th January 1916 - 1st July 1916
1916
hospitalisation Brochitis Hospital/Institution Source:7943260 4th April 1916 - 8th April 1916
1916
dates Age 20 Source:7429393 1st July 1916
1916
death Killed in Action He met his death at the beginning of the battle of the Somme. His Company "A" was the first to go over the top at 7.30 am and very few of them survived. La Boisselle France Source:7429393 Source:7943004 1st July 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Pier and Face 1 C. Source:7429393

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names George Sutton
Initials GS
Last Name Taylor
Source 7429393
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Granby Inn, High Street, North Thoresby, Licolnshire United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 178 Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Grimsby Chums) Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ada Taylor mother
Francis Peter Taylor father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Geoffrey Woods step-brother 1912
Minnie Woods step-sister 1910
Francis J Taylor brother 1898
William Cecil F Taylor brother 1899
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Grey Brown
DateHeightSource
1914-09-16 5'9"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1914-09-29 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Gordon760

External Evidence

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Memorials of Masonians Who Fell in the Great War Gordon760
England Census 1901 Gordon760

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