Arthur William Taylor (c.1888-1918)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- TAYLOR, ARTHUR WILLIAM. Private. No 57474. 2/6th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment. Born Golcar. Son of James and Helen Taylor, Hill Top, Slaithwaite: husband of Alice Taylor, 6 Vine Terrace, Crimble, Slaithwaite. Employed by the Colne Valley Tweed Company, of Slaithwaite. Attended Crimble Congregational Church. Enlisted at the outbreak of the war. Was taken prisoner in the early months of 1917. Died of dysentery whilst a Prisoner of War on 20.3.1918. Buried TOURNAI COMMUNAL CEMETERY ALLIED EXTENSION. Grave location:- Plot 1, Row G, Grave 5.
- ROH:- St. James' Church, Slaithwaite; Slaithwaite War Memorial.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private ARTHUR WILLIAM TAYLOR
- regiment: West Yorkshire Regiment
- died: Wednesday, March 20, 1918
- age: 29 years
- record ID: 478755
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #478755)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #4364654)