Frederick Taylor
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Jack Taylor (sometimes referred to as John) married Mary Taylor at Lound in 1874. They had eight children, five surviving into adulthood. The five were Edith 1877, Annie 1880, Arthur 1882, Fred 1888 all born in Lound. In 1891/2 the family moved to Gainsborough. where their fifth and youngest, George was born, in 1892. They were still resident there in 1901, living at 76 Clinton Terrace, where Jack tried his hand as a grocer & provision dealer. Jack died in the next decade as in 1911, Mary was described as a widow living at Thorpe Road, Mattersey in the household of her brother, William and two of her grown children. Her son, Fred was living as a boarder at 35 Beaufort Street, Gainsborough working as a general labourer in a boilermaker’s shop. His name appears on the Mattersey Roll of Honour memorial.
Frederick must have joined up early in the war as he enlisted at Retford and on 27th August 1915 he was on his way to France. His movements are not on known records other than he was killed in action and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. Pte Fred Taylor Retford Times 31st May 1918 Official information has been received that Pte Fred Taylor, son of the late Mr and Mrs John Taylor of Mattersey, was killed in action in France on April 17th 1918 by a shell. He joined the Army in September 1914 and had been in France two years and a half. He was wounded and admitted to the 24th General Hospital at Etaples on the 19th September 1917. The brave young hero was 29 years of age. His brother, George Taylor, was discharged from the Army some months ago after having been gassed.
CWG additional information:- Son of John and Mary Taylor, of 3, Thorpe Rd., Mattersey, Bawtry, Notts. Research by Colin Dannatt
