Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
William Taylor
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- Rank: Private
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- Regiment/Service: Army Service Corps
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- Occupation: Apprentice Engineer, Jackson & Beat, 24 St Andrews St, Dundee
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William Taylor, 50 Magdalen Yard Rd, Dundee
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More about William Taylor
William Taylor Mechanical Transport Corps
DUNDEE MAN WOUNDED.
News reached Dundee yesterday that Private William Taylor of the Mechanical Transport Corps, had been received in hospital suffering from a gunshot wound. Private Taylor was an apprentice engineer with Jackson & Beat, Limited, motor engineers, 24 St Andrew’s Street, and enlisted on the outbreak of war. He had been at the front for about sixteen months. Private Taylor is a son of Mr William Taylor, engine driver, Tay Terrace, 50 Magdalen Yard Road, Dundee.
Dundee Courier 12th August 1916
Information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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