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№ 1217

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10 May 2018

Hammer Price:
£480

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Pair: Private G. G. Taylor, 3rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), killed in action in Salonika, 15 May 1917
British War and Victory Medals (PS-9178 Pte. G. G. Taylor. R. Fus.); Memorial Plaque (Gilbert George Taylor) very fine or better

Pair:
Private E. Taylor, 2/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, killed in action on the Western Front, 12 April 1918
British War and Victory Medals (3355 Pte. E. Taylor. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Memorial Plaque (Edwin Taylor) good very fine, both groups glazed and framed in matching contemporary wooden frames, very fine or better (6) £160-200

Gilbert George Taylor was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and was the son of Mr and Mrs George Taylor of 36 Oakridge Road, High Wycombe. He served during the Great War with the 3rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) and was killed in action in the Balkans theatre of war, 15 May 1917. On the latter date the Battalion was engaged in an assault on the Ferdie trench positions in Salonika. Private Taylor is buried in Struma Military Cemetary, Greece.

Edwin Taylor was the younger brother of G. G. Gilbert. He served during the Great War with the 2/4th Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, and was killed in action on the Western Front, 12 April 1918. On the latter date the Battalion were engaged in operations around the Noe River, near Robecq, France. Private Taylor is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial.