Gnr. William Alexander Taylor

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Gnr. William Alexander Taylor

Birthdate:
Birthplace: New Zealand
Death: September 15, 1916 (20)
Somme, Departement du Cher, Centre, France (World War I: Killed in Action)
Place of Burial: [J. 40.], Montauban-de-Picardie, Departement de la Somm, Picardie, France
Immediate Family:

Son of John Nicholson Taylor and Leslie Margaret Taylor
Brother of Albert Denis Taylor

Occupation: New Zealand Field Artillery
Find A Grave ID: 56420981
Service No: WWI 2/1473
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
Last Updated:

About Gnr. William Alexander Taylor

William Alexander Taylor was the son of John Nicholson Taylor and Leslie Margaret Taylor, of 101 Oxford St., Dunedin, New Zealand. Brother of Albert Denis Taylor. Also served in Egypt and Gallipoli. Killed in Action, Somme.

Sources

  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  2. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohT.html / Ref 17.4.2021
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Gnr. William Alexander Taylor's Timeline

1895
November 25, 1895
New Zealand

Birth Registration Number: (reg. 1896/677). Confirms date of birth as 25/11/1895.

1916
September 15, 1916
Age 20
Somme, Departement du Cher, Centre, France
September 15, 1916
Age 20
Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, [J. 40.], Montauban-de-Picardie, Departement de la Somm, Picardie, France