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Pte James Taylor

British Army 57th Btn. Machine Gun Corps

from:North Shields

(d.8th Oct 1918)

Jim joined up first with the Northumberland Fusiliers, but at some point ended up in 57th MGC. He was married, a father of a son James born October 1916. Before the war he was employed at Cookson's in North Shields.

Jim was one of 6 sons of James and Elizabeth (Duffy) Taylor. The eldest, John Francis (Frank), died at the Somme on July 1 1916. The youngest, Ben, died at home 3 days after Frank. The remaining 3 sons all emigrated to Canada after the war, 2 dying within about a decade of the war's end. Jim was my great uncle. Given the common last name I have not yet confirmed war records of 2 of his brothers, but it is possible at least one (Thomas William) was also in a MGC.

At the time of Jim's death, his widowed mom had remarried Mr Michael Thomas. From the Tynemouth World War One project:

Shields Daily News, 22 May 1917, p4, c3. Private J. Taylor, wounded in action and in hospital in France. Serving with Machine Gun Corps. Son of Mrs Taylor, 86 Hudson Street, North Shields. Previously employed at Cooksons.

Shields Daily News, 28 October 1918: Deaths. Taylor - Killed in action in France on October 8th 1918 Private J. Taylor, Machine Gun Corps, dearly beloved husband of Mary Taylor nee Davidson. Though death divides still memory clings. Deeply mourned by his sorrowing wife, father and mother, sisters and brothers. R.I.P.

Shields Daily News 28 October 1918: Taylor - James. Killed in action 8th inst, husband of Mary (nee Davidson), 38 Hudson Street, 4th son of Mrs. Thomas Taylor of 7 Walker Place, North Shields.

Shields Daily News 28 October 1918. James Taylor of North Shields, killed in action October 18th 1918, aged 25. Husband of Mrs. Taylor, 38 Hudson Street, North Shields.

Shields Daily News 28 October 1918: News of Local Men. Pte. Jas. Taylor Killed. Mrs Taylor, 38 Hudson Street, has received word that her husband, Private James Taylor, M.G.C., was killed in action on October 18th. He was 25 years of age, and was 4th son of Mrs Thomas, 7 Walker Place, who lost a son in the war two years ago.

Shields Daily News, 29 October 1918, Taylor, James Killed in action in France, October 8th, beloved pal of Thomas Kennedy.









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