Henry Taylor

A Private with the 9th Battalion, Henry died on 1st of August 1916 at the age of 22. 

Henry, who was often known as Harry, was born at Stradbroke, Suffolk, in 1893, a son of Henry and Jemima Taylor. In 1901 his family lived at Swan Green Road, Cratfeld, Suffolk. By 1911 they had moved to Burnt Hill Pit, Beccles Road, Oulton Road, Lowestoft, and Henry was a cowman on a farm.

Henry volunteered and was enlisted in the Yorkshire Regiment at Thirsk, with service number 14625. He arrived in France, with the 9th Battalion, on 26 August 1915. 

In early July 1916 the 9th Battalion were involved in an attack on Contalmaison. Late in the month they took over positions at Munster Alley and Gloster Alley trenches. 

It is not clear precisely when, and how, Henry was wounded. Given that he his buried at Heilly Station Cemetery it is highly likely that he died of wounds at one of the casualty clearings stations that were known to be there in August 1916.