Claude George Taylor

World War I

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  • Listing Status: Not Individually Listed
  • District: NW Leics
  • Parish: Breedon on the Hill

White marble cross on three tiered base, within gravelled grave plot surrounded by marble kerbstones.

Gallery
View Further Details Memorial Type:Addition to Gravestone, Cross, Family Ref: WMP0196 Other Designation: Conservation Area Notes: Two photographs provided by L Staples on 25/09/2023. UKNIWM Ref: 58539 Information Sources: Dr McNeil, Rfp

Location

St. Mary's and St. Hardulph's Churchyard - Breedon on the Hill
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Inscription Reads

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
CLAUDE GEORGE TAYLOR
OF THE KING'S ROYAL RIFLES
KILLED IN ACTION
AT DELVILLE WOOD, IN FRANCE
AUGUST 24, 1918, AGED 25.
A SUDDEN CHANGE, HE IN A MOMENT FELL.
HE HAD NO TIME TO BID HIS FRIENDS FAREWELL:
SLEEP ON, DEAR ONE, AND TAKE THY REST:
THEY MISS THEE MOST, WHO LOVED THEE BEST.

Casualties Listing

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Taylor - Claude George Kings Royal Rifle Corps 24/08/1918
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