Memorial

Corporal H J Taylor

Horace James Taylor (1)

Source: Copyright Jane King

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Current Location

It is in the section on the left of the main entrance road., Eastfield Cemetery, 371 Eastfield Road, Peterborough, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4RD, England

OS Grid Reference

TF 20513 00585

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 86504
Description: Stepped headstone, with inscription in lead-lettering.
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ A DEVOTED WIFE & MOTHER/ MARY ELIZABETH TAYLOR/ WHO PASSED AWAY DEC. (...) 1941/ AGED 78 YEARS/ RESTING/ AND OF HER BELOVED HUSBAND/ ALFRED TAYLOR/ DIED SEPT. 9TH 1951/ AGED 91 YEARS/ "RE-UNITED"/ ALSO CPL. H.J. TAYLOR, HER SON/ 4TH BEDFORDSHIRE REGT./ KILLED IN ACTION FEB. 14TH 1917/ AGED 23 YEARS/ "LEAD KINDLY LIGHT"

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Relations, rank, Regiment, initials, surname, nature and date of death, age
Additional Information: CWGC records that Corporal Horace James Taylor of 4th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, 33449, died 14/2/1917; he is commemorated on Thiepval Memorial.

History

Sponsor Type: private
Maintenance History: (The stone is in good condition overall, but has fallen and is laying supine).

Conservation

Components

Gravestone

Height: 910mm

Width: 910mm

Depth: 100mm

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good