Taylor, Benjamin –

Son of Elijah and Margaret Ann Taylor, of 92, Vicars Hall Lane, Boothstown, Lancashire. Reported missing and subsequently presumed killed.

Personal details

  • Surname: Taylor
  • Forename: Benjamin
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Salford, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Boothstown, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 18
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 1st, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 23195
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Atherton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: Pier and Face 3 C and 3 D.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 04/08/1916 08/06/1917 06/07/1917 28/12/1917

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