Captain William Aloysius Taylor

BMD details:
Marriage of William Aloysius Taylor to Mary Gertrude Fox registered Q2 1910 Birkenhead

Family details:
Son of Thomas and Annie Taylor, of Stretford, Manchester (late of Liverpool); husband of the late Mary Gertrude Taylor, of 29, North Drive, Victoria Park, Wavertee, Liverpool.

Census details:
1911 Census finds William A Taylor 33 b Warrington employed as an engineer with wife Mary G Taylor boarding with the Woods family at Colliery Farm, Bickerstaff

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=40]Also remembered on Rainford (All Saints) Parish Church Memorial[/url]

At Ypres 8th May 1915 9:00 am A & B Coys under Major PILKINGTON sent up to support Monmouth Regt 1 Coy going straight into front trenches and one remaining in support. Remainder of battalion under Lt Col PILKINGTON moved up to WIELTJE where it was thought the enemy might have broken through the line. The line was found to be intact. C Coy under Capt DICKINSON being left with one Machine Gun in the defended posts around WIELTJE Hqrs, 1 Coy 2 Machine Guns returned to LA BRIQUE. 9th May 1915 3:00 am Casualties during the 8th - Capts TAYLOR & HEATON wounded, Lt ACTON wounded, subsequently died of wounds, 8 rank and file killed, 13 rank and file wounded [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Captain_William_A_Taylor.jpg[/pic][caption]Commonwealth War Graves Commission[/caption] [pic]tpics/Cpt_William_A_Taylor.png[/pic][caption]National Probate Calendar[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Taylor_WA_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Capt_WA_Taylor_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]An Obituary to Captain W A Taylor - Courtesy of Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/WATaylor_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Captain William Aloysius Taylor at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]