World War 1
Search the known records to date of those lost from the wider Alnwick area in World War 1
Generally showing where they are commemorated, when they died and some basic facts about each person. There are gaps, however, so if you can fill in any missing details do please contact us.
Henry Taylor
Forename(s):
Henry
Surname:
Taylor
Initial(s):
H
Service Number:
202216
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/4th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
19/04/1917
Aged:
28
Buried:
Arras Memorial (Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery)
Service History:
Enlisted at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Background:
Born about 1889, at Hauxley, Morpeth, Northumberland, the son of Robert (b. about 1851; at Hauxley; a Fish Merchant) & Mary (b. about 1853; also at Hauxley) Taylor.
The 1911 Census records Taylor having three sisters: Ellen (b. about 1886; a Dressmaker); Isabella (b. about 1893); & Mary Hancock (b. about 1900). All were born at Hauxley.
The Census also records his parents having had seven children, six of who were, then, still living. Presumably, the oldest two were then making their own way in life.
Pre-enlistment occupation: Coal Miner.
Local Memorial:
Amble Methodist Church
Hauxley Methodist Chapel
(Source: newmp.org.uk)