Son of James and Rose Edith Taylor, of 18, France Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire. Killed whilst saving a comrade.
Taylor, William Robert –
Personal details
- Surname: Taylor
- Forename: William Robert
- Date of birth: June 6th, 1894
- Birth place: Wigan, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Westhoughton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 20
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: January 23rd, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 16046
- Regiment: King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Daisy Hill (St. James) C.E. Church WWI
- CWGC Memorial: Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: I. A. 5.