Pte
Michael Taylor
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 04/03/1893 |
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Place of birth: Stanley, Durham, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Coal miner |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 43557 |
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Enlistment place: Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Durham Light Infantry, 15th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 22/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Judge Copse, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 24 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 130 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
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.
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.
Sources 4
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Sources used |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/827220/taylor,-michael/ Sources used |
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Naval and Military Archives http://www.nmarchive.com/ Sources used |
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The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/durham-light-infantry/ Sources used |