TAYLOR, Thomas Owen


Lieutenant, Thomas Owen Taylor
Aged 24


5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
formerly 1099 Suffolk Yeomanry
Died of his Wounds on Sunday, 4th November 1917


Born in Bardwell in 1893 (4th qtr Thingoe 4a:726) son of David William and Mary Annie Rayner TAYLOR (née GREEN)

1901 census...Aged 7, he was at Grange Farm, Bury St.Edmunds with his father D.W TAYLOR [39] farmer born Bury St.Edmunds; his mother Mary A [30] born Stradishall; sister Winifred [5] born Bardwell.

1911 census...Aged 17, he was still at the Grange, with his parents and sister Winifred.

His father died in September 1917 and mother moved to 76 Guildhalll Street, BACK


He enlisted in Bury St.Edmunds.

Not having accessed his service records, and with him dying of his wounds, there is no way of telling where or when he was wounded. The 5th Suffolk were involved in the 3rd battle for Gaza at the start of November 1917.







photo C.W.G.C.



His plaque in St.Edmundsbury Cathedral
inscription " TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ LIEUT THOMAS OWEN TAYLOR/ KILLED IN THE BATTLE/ OF GAZA PALESTINE/ 4 NOVEMBER 1917/ AGED 24 YEARS/ DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI"

Thomas Taylor is buried in Deir el Belah War Cemetery, Palestine B:62

click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details


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