Memorial

Wireless Operator J S Taylor

Gravestone

Source: Copyright Stuart Nicholson

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Current Location

Gravestone 2I108, Preston Quarter (Whitehaven) Cemetery, B5345, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, CA28 9HU, England

NX 97503 16603

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 30813
Description: Addition to family gravestone
Inscription: .... JOHN SIDNEY TAYLOR/GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE/BORN JUNE 10TH 1894/LOST AT SEA MARCH 11TH 1915/HE WAS WIRELESS OPERATOR ON HMS BAYANO WHICH WAS/TORPEDOED AND SUNK OFF/CORSEWALL POINT, WIGTOWNSHIRE/"HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP"/"I SLEEP BUT MY SOUL WAKETH"

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, forenames, relationships, rank, service, manner of death, date of death, date of birth

Gravestone

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good