We remember John Taylor

We remember John Taylor

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Timeline

Timeline

1884
birth Holme, Westmorland United Kingdom Source:8913938 Source:7943965 8th May 1884
1910
employment Assistant Architect Mr D McLeod Craik Singapore Singapore Source:8913977 1910 - 1913
1913
employment Assistant Architect Swan and Mclaren Singapore Singapore Source:8913969 1913 - 1st April 1915
1915
dates Age 31 Source:8913938 6th August 1915
1915
enlistment Kendal United Kingdom Source:8913938 6th August 1915
1915
service British Army Sapper 108493 Royal Engineers Source:8913938 6th August 1915 - 14th January 1916
1915
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:4377928 28th September 1915 - 13th May 1917
1916
service British Army Lance Corporal 108493 Royal Engineers Source:8913938 15th January 1916 - 2nd June 1916
1916
marriage Constance Lily Moorhouse Taylor Source:7943982 1916 - 13th May 1917
1916
commission Temporary Source:4377928 2nd June 1916
1916
service British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 433rd Field Company Source:8913938 June 1916 - 13th May 1917
1917
dates Age 33 Source:7943965 13th May 1917
1917
death Died of wounds 'dangerously wounded on 11 May 1917' 'gunshot wound to abdomen' Belgium Source:7943965 Source:8913938 13th May 1917
awards Croix de Guerre avec Palmes Other War Service Award Source:7943965
events Volunteer Singapore Royal Engineer Volunteers Source:9428208
burial Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Letter to wife 25 May 1917 The Lodge, Dalton, Burton, Westmoreland 'Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Poperinghe ... durable wooden cross with an inscription bearing full particulars' Belgium X. A. 28. Source:7943965 Source:8913938
sibling William Taylor Source:8913938
location 5, Dixon St., Longsight, Manchester. United Kingdom their own address Source:7943965
location Manchester House Holme via Crawford Westmoreland United Kingdom parents address Source:8913938
location Singapore Singapore their own address Source:9428208

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Taylor
Source 4377928
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
5, Dixon St., Longsight, Manchester. United Kingdom their own address
Manchester House Holme via Crawford Westmoreland United Kingdom parents address
Singapore Singapore their own address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 108493 Royal Engineers Lance Corporal
British Army 108493 Royal Engineers Sapper
British Army Royal Engineers 433rd Field Company Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Croix de Guerre avec Palmes Other War Service Award
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Jane Taylor mother
Richard Taylor father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Taylor brother
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Constance Lily Moorhouse Taylor wife 1916
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1916-08-06 5'5"

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Evidence

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Official Records

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Rosemary251
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Rosemary251
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Rosemary251
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Rosemary251
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Rosemary251
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Rosemary251

External Evidence

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Multimedia

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Taylor, J. Rosemary251
The Straits Settlements War Memorial Singapore Rosemary251
Name on Singapore Cenotaph Rosemary251
Notice of Death Straits Times Rosemary251

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