William Henry TAYLOR
| Unit |
219th Siege Bty, South Midland
Heavy Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery |
| Service Number | 314637 |
| Rank | Gunner |
| Nature of Death | Killed in action Flanders 5/11/17 |
| Age | 24 |
| Burial/Commemoration | Voormezele Enclosures No 1 and 2, Ypres, Belgium |
| Malvern Commemoration | Holy Trinity, North Malvern |
| Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Alise J Taylor of 1 Albert Terrace, Newtown, Malvern |
| Education | - |
| Previous Employment | At Malvern Link Station |
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The Malvern News
reported on the 17th November 1917: "Gnr W H Taylor (son of the late Mr
A Taylor and Mrs Taylor of Albert Terrace, Newtown) has been killed in action.
Before he joined up he was employed at Malvern Link Station. A Major has sent
Mrs Taylor the following letter: 'It is with the most heartfelt that I have
to inform you of your son's death in action. He was killed instantaneously by
the splinters of a shell, which hit his dugout and cannot, I think, have felt
any pain. Your son was a favourite with all, and is much missed. He was moreover
a gallant and willing soldier. We laid him to rest in a quiet little cemetery
behind the lines. Assuring you of my deepest sympathy in your sad bereavement.'"
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