Sapper 6556 Joseph Taylor
The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: Royal Engineers - 1st/1st North Lancs Field Coy.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 03/01/1915
Age at death: 23
Date of death: 5th of January 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: 127 Gladstone Street, St Helens.
Burial / Memorial: Mesnil Communal Cemetery Extension - I. A. 28.
Family details:
Mother - Sole legatee: Mary Father: Thomas
Census details:
1901 - 8 years old Joseph is living at 96 Harris Street, St Helens with parents Thomas (44), Mary (38) and four siblings: Thomas (16), George (14), Daniel (10), Charles (4). 1911 - Sees 18 years old 'Rope Maker' Joseph living at 127 Gladstone Street, St Helens with parents Tom (55), Mary (47) and three siblings: Daniel (28), Charles (14), Clifford (7).
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/6556JosephTaylor.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Taylor_J_RE_report.jpg[/pic][caption]From the St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy of Ste M.[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/J_Taylor_RE.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Sapper Joseph Taylor at Mesnil Communal Cemetery Extension
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
