Basic Details
Surname
Taylor
Forenames
R
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Ratcliffe
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide forename, service and death details. The younger brother of T Taylor, also commemorated on this memorial, he worked on the Great Western Railway prior to enlisting in October 1916 to the West Riding (Duke of Wellington's) Regiment. He was wounded in October 1917 and transferred upon his return in April 1918 to the Northumberland Fusiliers. Wounded again on 25th September 1918, he had his left arm amputated only to day 2 weeks later in the South African Hospital in Abbeville.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Abbeville
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Abbeville
Cemetery
Communal Cemetery
Year of death
1918
Month of death
October
Day of death
12
Age at death
20
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on Memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial