Private William Taylor |
East Lancashire Regiment,
Killed in Action,
7th July 1915
Age 27
Buried at Talana Farm Cemetery
"On the night of 5 July 1915 the 1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment took part in a successful attack on German positions on the Yser Canal, near Ypres. From then on the Battalion spent five consecutive days under heavy German shellfire, including gas shells, during which they sustained many casualties.
In spite of this they occupied several German trenches. They were not relieved until the night of 10 July when they went to a rest camp behind the lines. The total casualties were one officer and 42 men killed and 6 officers and 142 men wounded.
Pte. Taylor was killed during this period".
From – Bill Turner’s Book.
Newspaper Report:
Private William Taylor, whose death occurred in Flanders on July 7th. Private Taylor enlisted in the 1st East lancashire Regiment last November, and has been in the trenches since about Christmas. He was 27 years of age, and should have been over on furlough about a fortnight ago to have been married. He was a spinner by trade, and a member of the Jacob Street Mission Hall choir, and a scholar in the Sunday School. He is one a dozen members of the school who joined the colours, and the first of them to fall on the field of battle. There will be a memorial service in the Mission Hall tomorrow (Sunday) evening. Private Taylor's parents reside at 9 Rising Brdige Road, Baxenden, and they received the official notification of his death last Sunday.
Newspaper Report:
Private William Taylor, whose death occurred in Flanders on July 7th. Private Taylor enlisted in the 1st East lancashire Regiment last November, and has been in the trenches since about Christmas. He was 27 years of age, and should have been over on furlough about a fortnight ago to have been married. He was a spinner by trade, and a member of the Jacob Street Mission Hall choir, and a scholar in the Sunday School. He is one a dozen members of the school who joined the colours, and the first of them to fall on the field of battle. There will be a memorial service in the Mission Hall tomorrow (Sunday) evening. Private Taylor's parents reside at 9 Rising Brdige Road, Baxenden, and they received the official notification of his death last Sunday.