No.5244, Private, Robert TAYLOR
Aged 24
That means I can only record "most likely to be" in many cases for the civilian identity Robert TAYLOR was born in 1877 (4th qtr 1877 Mildenhall 4a:555) son of Samuel and Emma TAYLOR (née PITCHES) 1881 census...Aged 3, he was at West Row with his father Samuel TAYLOR [34] farm labourer; his mother Emma [33]; brothers Samuel [10] and John[1]; sisters Esther [8]and Joanna[6]. All were born in West Row. 1891 census...Aged 13, a farm labourer, he was still in West Row with his parents; brothers Samuel (farm labourer), Isaac [11] and Charles [1]; sisters Alice, Matilda [9], Edith [7] and Bessie [4]. All born in West Row. His younger brother Charles died in Belgium in 1917 see here |
He must have enlisted with Leopold Soames as their numbers are consecutive. Leopold enlisted in Mildenhall on 19th November 1898 Robert was struck by lightning and killed at HOLFONTEIN near Senekal
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