Abraham Taylor
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 9293
Parents: Harriet and Samuel Taylor
Home address: 4 Crown Lane, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Soldier
Date of birth: 1893
Date of death: 22/07/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Cambrai Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France and commemorated on Kingswood Holy Trinity Memorial
Age: 25
Further information:
Abraham's battalion was mobilised to France in August of 1914 and fought in various actions on the Western Front. The 1st Glosters were not involved in any major offensives between the Battle of Lys in April and the Second Battles of Arras in September so it is likely, since the cemetery where he is buried was located 800 metres from the frontline trenches, that Abraham was killed during routine trench warfare.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/