Corporal
Northumberland Fusiliers | 66794 & 19939 | 36th & 6th Battalions |
Army Pay Corps | 18616 |
Photo courtesy Andrew Briggs
Biography
John, born in 1890 at Crich Market Place, was a son of Vaughan and Emily Taylor, butcher and farmer of The Mount, Crich. He enlisted in November 1916 aged twenty-six. He was also a butcher who had married Gertrude Bird in August 1915. His Army Record stated that in 1917 he suffered from D.A.H. (Disordered Action of the Heart) caused by some serious event connected to air raids while he was serving on the South Coast. This caused chest pains and palpitations. In January 1918 he was transferred from the Northumberland Fusiliers into the Army Pay Corps and then promoted to Corporal one year later. He elected to defer his demob until December 1919, then elected to defer this further until March 1920. When he was discharged his address was given as Derwent Villas, Whatstandwell.
Photo courtesy Andrew Briggs
John Walter Taylor, is shown on the photograph – he would be the youngest child shown.
Two of Vaughan and Emily's grandsons are also on the Roll of Honour: Robert Pierpoint and John Roger Haynes.
Army Service Record
John Walter Taylor, enlisted 20/11/16 aged 26 years, born Market Place Crich; C of E; a butcher; Height 5ft 4 ¼, weight 115lb; promoted corporal 14/01/19. Posted Northumberland Fusiliers 20/11/16; transferred Army Pay Corp 13/01/18. Elected to defer demob until 31/12/19; then elected to defer demob until 31/03/20
Discharged 10/04/20 c/o Mrs Bird, Derwent Villas, Whatstandwell. Aged thirty on discharge; married 10 August 1915. Claude Whitworth Taylor born 14 December 1919. Suffering from DAH ? ? about Feb 1917 caused by serious ? afterwards ? by air raids when serving on the South East Coast. Complains of pain in chest and palpitations.
[D.A.H. was Disordered Action of the Heart]
1901: The Mount, Crich
Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vaughan | Taylor | Head | 52 | Butcher & Farmer | South Normanton |
Emily | Taylor | wife | 52 | Matlock | |
Percy | Taylor | son | 19 | Butcher | Crich |
Hellen | Taylor | daughter | 16 | Crich | |
Vaughan | Taylor | son | 15 | Crich | |
Sophia | Taylor | daughter | 14 | Crich | |
Arthur | Taylor | son | 12 | Crich | |
Walter J | Taylor | son | 10 | Crich | |
John | Haynes | son in law | 27 | Joiner | Crich |
Emily | Haynes | daughter | 23 | Crich | |
Rev J | Russell | boarder | 38 | Clergyman C of E | Beaminster |
John R | Haynes | g son | 1 | Crich |
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1911: The Fields, Crich
Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vaughan | Taylor | Head | 62 | Butcher & Farmer | South Normanton |
Emily | Taylor | wife | 62 | Matlock Bath | |
Vaughan | Taylor | son | 25 | Farmer | Crich |
John Walter | Taylor | son | 20 | Butcher | Crich |
Beaumont | Wright | servant | 21 | on farm | Ropley, Lincs |
Percival | Pierpoint | servant | 14 | Butchers boy | Crich |
Sydney | Wardle | servant | 14 | Farm boy | Crich |
Maud | Bowker | servant | 23 | Mothers help | Chesterfield |
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1939 Register: Foxhall Road, Ipswich
John W Taylor b.22 Novenmber 1890; meat salesman
Gertrude R Taylor b.21 July 1891
Michael E Taylor
b.6 November 1926; school