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EDWIN ARNOLD TAYLOR
BORN HULL 1898. BAPTISED AT HESSLE ROAD ON 07/07/1898. ONLY CHILD OF THE LATE EDWIN TAYLOR (1859-1915) & JANET TAYLOR (1872-1950). THE FAMILY LIVED AT 60, PAISLEY STREET (191 CENSUS) AND 3, BRENTWORTH AVENUE, HARDWICK STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). HE WAS A JOINER AND CARPENTER.
HE ENLISTED AT HULL, ON THE 05/06/1916, AGED 17 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 8 INCHES TALL, 136 LBS, AND 36 INCH CHEST. SERVED WITH THE 1ST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REGIMENT. HE ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 27/06/1917. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 10/11/1917, AGED 19. HE HAD SERVED FOR 1 YEAR AND 159 DAYS. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WENT TO HIS WIDOWED MOTHER, WHO MOVED TO TOWN FARM, LOFTS-IN-CLEVELAND, YORKSHIRE.
| Name | Edwin Arnold Taylor |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire, 1898 |
| Death Date | 10 Nov 1917 |
| Death Place | Buried at Zonnebeke, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Northamptonshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 1st Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 40740 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Zonnebeke 8980
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