George William Taylor
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Son Of Mrs. Ellen Taylor, Of 93, Southwell Rd., Mansfield, Notts. Father Benjamin William Taylor.
Private George William Taylor, served with the 20th (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, was killed in action on 5th June 1917, having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Arras Memorial,
Mansfield Reporter and Sutton Times published 13th July 1917 :- “News has reached Mrs. E. Taylor, 54, Portland street, Pleasley Hill, that her son, Pte. G. W. Taylor, Northumberland Fusiliers, Lewis Machine Gun Section, has been missing since June 5th. He is aged 22, and before joining the army worked at Messrs. Hollins, Pleasley Vale. He enlisted in March, 1916. This man is commemorated in a book of remembrance held by Mansfield District Council.
