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George Taylor

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Forename George
Surname Taylor
Middle Name Sydney
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 23
Address Regent Hotel, Greenough Street, Wigan
Parents' Address as above
Township Wigan
Rank Motor Mechanic
Occupation or place of work Draughtsman at Walker Brothers
Regiment Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H M C M B no 71A
Day of Death 15
Month of Death October
Year of Death 1918
Cause of Death Drowned following loss of coastal motorboat, body washed ashore at La Panne Interred at Cosyde 17 October 1918
Place of Burial Coxyde Military Cemetery Belgium
Regiment Number MB/2370
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Frank and Edith
CWGC, Ancestry and Wigan Grammar School Old Boys Association, WO 2/11/18