Name
Thomas Henry Taylor
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
153731
Royal Army Medical Corps
8th Training Battalion
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Biography
Thomas Taylor was listed in the Absent Voter Records for Abbots Langley in Autumn 1918. He was initially identified from the Absent Voter Records and was not recorded elsewhere in the Abbots Langley Parish records. In the Absent Voter Records Thomas was listed serving with the 8th Training Battalion of the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) and his address was given at Primrose Hill, Abbots Langley.
Thomas was born in the autumn of 1873 at Watford. He was one of six children born to Abraham and Sarah Taylor. At the time of the 1881 Census the family lived at 29 Meeting Alley, Watford. Abraham worked as a Painter. In the 1891 Census the family continued to be recorded living at Meeting Alley, but had moved to Number 25. By this time Thomas was employed and his occupation was listed as a Grocer’s Errand Boy.
On 7th August 1899 Thomas married Annie Bishop in London, and in the 1901 Census the couple were recorded living at Railway Terrace, Abbots Langley, and Thomas was listed working as a Grocer’s Assistant. By the time of the 1911 Census four children had been born, and the family lived at Primose Hill. Thomas still worked as a Grocer’s Assistant.
Thomas was nearly 45 years old when he enlisted into the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) on 18th April 1918. He gave his address at Primrose Hill, and his occupation as an Invalid (sic) Food Maker. He undertook a Medical at Watford on 27th May, where his physical development was noted as “medium”, and he was diagnosed as having flat feet. On 14th June Thomas was posted to the RAMC, and on 20th June was posted to the 8th Training Battalion of the RAMC which was at that time based at Blackpool.
On 27th July 1918 Thomas was re-categorised B2 (Medical Category) in accordance with Military Regulation ACJ 823/1918, and his Service Record noted “Enlisted since18 April 1918 after having attained the age of 40. Not to be place in a Medical Category higher than B1 at any time during his service”.
Between 14th October and 20th November 1918 Thomas was admitted to the Sunderland War Hospital suffering from influenza. He was returned to No 8 Company of the RAMC Training Battalion at York on 21st January 1919. Prior to being demobilised Thomas attended another Medical Examination, this time at York on 30th January 1919, before being sent to the Imperial Station, Purfleet to prepare for demobilisation on 3rd February. Thomas was demobilised to Primrose Hill on 2nd March 1919.
Thomas Taylor survived the War.
Acknowledgments
Roger Yapp - www.backtothefront.org
