Private John William Taylor

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Taylor, John William

Date of birth: 1885-03-26

Place of birth: Loughborough Leicestershire England

Next of kin: J. W. Taylor; father; Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Teamster

Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)

Religion: Church of England

Date of death: 1916-09-05

Cause of death: Killed in action

Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 101041

Highest Rank: Private (31st Battalion)

Rank detail

Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Private (Army). 1915-07-28 ?

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

CWGC ID: 1576458

LAC ID: 273792

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B9540-S014

Uploader's Notes:

Son of the late John William and Annie Mary Taylor of The Bell Foundry, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. B.Sc. (London).

In the CWGC site this man is shown as dying on the 5th September 1916. However in the war diary he is listed as being killed on the 15th September 1916 in the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette during the Somme offensive. The battalion were behind the lines out of danger on the 5th September 1916 and there is no report of any casualties on the 5th September. He is also shown as being commemorated on the Vimy Memorial which means his body was never found which would seem unlikely if he died whilst in a safe area. I believe it is a mistake that he is listed as dying on the 5th September and it was in reality the 15th September he died during the advance.

Uploader's Research notes: Info from the war diary and the attestation papers. This man is on the CWGC site. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 66th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion C ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2022-03-25