Taylor, Harold –

Son of James and Alice Taylor, of 34, Campbell Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Body not recovered for burial. Previously worked for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company at Trinity Street Station. Served at Jutland. Died when the ship blew up at anchor in Scapa Flow due to faulty ammunition. Brother Thomas with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in France.

Personal details

  • Surname: Taylor
  • Forename: Harold
  • Date of birth: July 23rd, 1895
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 20
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 9th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Ship's Steward Assistant
  • Unit: HMS Vanguard.
  • Service number: M/13465 (Ch)
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: May 3rd, 1915 - 1915-05-03
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, UK
  • CWGC reference: 24.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 20/07/1917 28/12/1917

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