Taylor, Robert Ernest

BORN HULL 1894. ONLY SON OF ROBERT TAYLOR, 14 REGENTS SQUARE, SYKES STREET AND 3 CUMBERLAND VILLAS, EGTON STREET, HULL. BEFORE ENLISTING HE WAS MATE ON THE HULL TUG, “SWIFT”.

HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, AT NO:1 CANADIAN CASUALTY CLEARING STATION, ON 17/06/1916, AGED 22. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WENT TO HIS FATHER, ROBERT. HE LEFT THREE OLDER SISTERS, LIZZIE, CONNIE AND HARRIET TAYLOR.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE ST MARKS STREET MEMORIAL WITH GEORGE D. TAYLOR, EYR KILLED IN ACTION, ON 29/03/1918.

HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 30/06/1916. *

1/4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment – Map 28 Wytschaete – 17 June 1916, War Diary reads:- 

12.25am Enemy released Gas opposite E trenches, the wind at the time was North and rather variable. It blew the gas across the ‘New Cut’ trench E3. E1. E6 trenches. The gas cloud was very thick and lasted about 20 minutes. Few casualties were caused at first, but the after effects proved fatal in several cases, 2nd Lt WF Carlton was killed in F Trench, 2nd Lt Gresham very severely wounded, 2nd Lt Sutton slightly wounded, 2nd Lt WRR Brown and 2nd Lt Marshall were affected by shock and gas and left the trenches.

The Total casualties were, Officers killed 1, wounded 3, other ranks killed 10, wounded 74, missing 1. 5 other ranks of the wounded subsequently died at the dressing station at LINDENHOEK. 2nd Lt GH Lofthouse sick to hospital.

18 June 1916

Quiet day no casualties. 2nd Lt Carlton and 17 other ranks were buried at LINDENHOEK Cemetery, N.27.c. These men were casualties on the 17/06/1916. Six were killed by shellfire, 11 died of gas poisoning. 2 men of the wounded died in hospital and 2 others were buried at LOCRE.


First name:
ROBERT ERNEST
Military Number:
4696
Rank:
Private
Date Died
17/06/1916
Place died:
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France
Age:
22
3 CUMBERLAND VILLAS, EGTON STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom