Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Walter Taylor, a carpenter, born 11th April 1866 in Enderby, Leicestershire and his wife Maria Taylor (nee Southam, married in the 2nd quarter of 1885 in the Blaby, Leicestershire district) , born 17th April 1865 in Enderby. Walter was born in 1895 in Enderby, his siblings were, John, a quarry trade sett maker, born 1886, Rose, a Griswold stocking knitter, born 1887, Fred, born 1891 and baptised on the 2nd June 1891 in the parish church, Enderby, Lizzie, born 1892 and baptised on the 11th March 1911 in the parish church, Enderby, Emma, born 21st May 1894 and baptised on the 22nd January 1915 in the parish church, Enderby, Alice, born 1899 and Ruth, born 1901, all his siblings were born in Enderby, in March 1901 the family home was in Townsend Road, Enderby. In April 1911 Walter was an invalid and was residing in the family home in John Street, Enderby, together with his father, a carpenter and joiner, his mother and siblings, Rose, a Griswold hosiery knitter, Fred, a concrete stone labourer, Lizzie, a Griswold hosiery knitter, Emma, a shoe trade clicker, Alice, a schoolgirl, Ruth, a schoolgirl and Elsie, born 1903 in Enderby. Walter was awarded the British War and Victory medals.
In 1939, Walter’s father, a retired carpenter and his mother were both residing in the family home at 132, Wolverton Road, Leicester.
The War Diary records: 24 Mar-18 – ARRAS. 57 B S.W. At 3.00am the Commanding Officer received verbal orders from the Brigade (Colonel FOLLETT, General BROOKE having gone to hospital gassed) to move at once and relieve remnants of 93rd Brigade in line T.14.c.8.0 – T.21.c.4.5, South of line held by 1st COLDSTREAM GUARDS, 2 Companies to be North East, and 2 Companies South West of Railway. On reaching BOYELLES it was found that the 93rd Brigade had only just taken over the line and required no relief. The Commanding Officer at once withdrew No.1 and 4 Companies by small parties from the front line, as the WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT were already in the position to be occupied by these Companies. No.1 and 4 Companies accordingly withdrew to trenches in S.24.c. No.2 and 3 Companies dug in at T.20.a.3.4 and T.20.c.3.0. No.2 with left on Railway. Battalion Headquarters at S.19.a.2.9, but moved during the day to sunken road at S.30.c.7.8. Lieutenant G. W. SEYMOUR was wounded. That evening No.2 and 3 Companies relieved the WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT in the front line. No.1 and 4 Companies moved into trenches vacated by them in T.20.a.3.4 and T.29.c.3.0. Headquarters of No.2 and 3 Companies moved back from Railway cutting to support line in No.4 Company’s area as cutting was heavily shelled.