Geburtsdatum: 04/03/1893

Geburtsort: Stanley, Durham, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Beruf: Bergmann / Kohlenbergarbeiter

Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Truppe: British Expeditionary Force

Rang: Private

Dienstnummer: 43557

Einberufung ort: Sunderland, Durham, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Einheiten:  —  Durham Light Infantry, 15th Bn.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Sterbedatum: 22/10/1917

Sterbeort: Judge Copse, Belgien

Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen

Alter: 24

British War Medal Medaille

Victory Medal Medaille

Private Michael Taylor was part of the 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (64th Brigade, 21st Division).

The 21st Division was ordered to relieve the 23th Division at the frontline in the Reutel Sector. In the night of 21/22 October the 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry was to relieve and cover the left frontline near Reutel and Judge Cottage (J.11.d.40.50. to J.12.a.30.30.). The relief of the 23th Division was completed at 9.50 am. The front- and support lines were heavily shelled during the night and in the morning of 22th October. In October the battalion lost 3 officers and 82 other ranks (killed in action), Private Taylor being one of these 82.

15 Battalion Durham Light Infantry. (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2161/1). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Verwendete Quellen

Naval and Military Archives http://www.nmarchive.com/ Verwendete Quellen

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/827220

Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=22fb05b6-aba7-4657-a688-72c57f06d465

Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5447863

A Street Near You https://astreetnearyou.org/person/827220/