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1004. A/Cpl. Taylor, Charles Skillington

Acting Corporal

Date of Birth: 10/9/1880, Newark, Notts
Occupation: Ironmongers Assistant (CENS)
1908 Serv. No: 1004
1917 Serv. No: 725357
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 10/9/1880, Newark, Notts. Parents - Walter & Caroline

1881 - 6 Regent St, Newark, 7m. W parents and older sis. Dad - billiard maker

1891 - Pack Horse - 18 Albert St, Newark. 10yo. Scholar. W parents & 2 sibs. Dad - publican

1901 - 2 Crackpool Lane, Newark. 20yo. Ironmongers Assistant. W parents & 3 sibs. Father publican of the Greyhound Inn

1907 - Married Lily Doggett, Q4, Watford

1911 - Armine Rd, Fforestfach, Cockett. 20yo. Occ-Salesman Ironmongery Business. W Wife, Lillian and Maymee Rose (1910)

1918 - Elec Reg. Llangelly, Ravenhill, Fforestfach. Abs Voter

1921 - 1 Homine Terrace, Ravenhill, Swansea. 40y9m. Ironmongers Assistant, Wells English Ironworks. Castle St. W wife Lillian, Maymee Rose (1910), Walter (1913), Harry (1921)

1939 - 71 Thong Lane, Gravesend, Kent. DOB 10/9/1890. Occ-Salesman, W Lily, Kate (1925)

1948 - Died 5/6/1948, 71 Thong Lane, Gravesend, Kent. Survived by Lily

Address:
Armine Road Fforestfach
Swansea (1918)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 14/9/14, in photo of 1914 recruits as driver

FR 21/22 Nov 1915

Likely Egypt Feb 16

NOT A DAYS LEAVE

The recent appeal made by the Fforestfach Branch of the NFD & DS&S to the Secretary of State for War for the release of two Fforestfach fighters, who have been overseas for close on five years without a day's leave, has been successful. The two men (Both married) are Corporal CS Taylor, RFA, and Gunner WJ Jones. Both are now discharged, and have returned home. Gunner Jones... only arrived home this week, Corporal Taylor having come home about a week previous.

South Wales Evening Post, 11/7/1919 (Newspapers.com)

Date Entered Theatre (MIC): 22/11/1915
First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)

Explanation Of Abbreviations

Awards

  • 14/15 – 1914/15 Star
  • BWM – British War Medal
  • VIC – Victory Medal
  • SWB – Silver War Badge
  • TFEM – Territorial Force (1908-1921)
  • TEM – Territorial Efficiency Medal (1921-1930)
  • TFWM – Territorial Force War Medal

Gallantry

  • MID – Mention In Dispatches
  • LG – London Gazette
  • MM – Military Medal
  • DCM – Distinguished Conduct Medal

Sources

  • ROLL – Medal Roll for British War Medal and Victory Medal (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • MIC – Medal Index Cards (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR – Service Record (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR-F – Service Record (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • SR-NA – Service Record (National Archives) – officers
  • COMM – Commission letters (National Library of Wales)
  • SWB – Silver War Badge Records (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • PENS – Pension Records (Western Front Association/Fold3)
  • CWGC – Commonwealth War Grave Commission
  • RAA – Royal Artillery Attestations 1883 -1942 (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • NEWS – Newspapers
  • CENS – Census Records (Ancestry.co.uk & FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • BFB – Briton Ferry Boys at the Front Fund Committee Records (swansea.gov.uk)
  • FAM – Family Records
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