Basic Details
Surname
Taylor
Forenames
Charles William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Charles William Victor
Served or died
Died
Service number
146339
Notes
The Roll lists his address as Cumbergate, and states that he was entitled to the 1914 Star medal. It wrongly records his date of death as 4/9/1914.

(CWGC records that Gunner C W V Taylor, regimental number 146339, died aged 20 on 2/8/1917 serving in 112th Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery, and is commemorated on Menin Road North Memorial 1 at Menin Road South Military Cemetery in Belgium. They record him as the son of Richard and Miriam Taylor of Malting House, Ailsworth, Peterborough. Soldiers Died in the Great War records that Charles William Victor Taylor was a native of Ailsworth who enlisted at Peterborough. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that he was serving in D Company when he was killed in action on 2/8/1917, and that his father Richard was his legatee. Contrary to the notation on the Peterborough Roll of Honour, the Medal Rolls do not record that Charles was entitled to either the 1914 or 1915 Star medal, and indicate that only the British and Victory Medals were awarded. On the 1911 census Charles William Victor Taylor, aged 13, had been living with his parents Miriam Julia and Richard Taylor at Back Lane, Ailsworth, Peterborough. His birth had been registered in Peterborough District in 1897, and his baptism was recorded in the Baptism register of Castor Church on 11/7/1897).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal Field Artillery
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1914
Month of death
September
Day of death
4
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action 4 September 1914 [sic]"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial