Son of James and Mary Ann Taylor, of 421, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1916. Formerly 32043, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Taylor, Matthew –
Personal details
- Surname: Taylor
- Forename: Matthew
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 13th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 40733
- Regiment: Royal Dublin Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- St. Stephen's (Kearsley Moor) C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour (Killed)
- CWGC Memorial: Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: II. B. 39.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 27/07/1917 28/12/1917 12/07/1918