WW1 Casualty: Private 26151 Ernest Taylor - Private 26151 Ernest Taylor
| Unit/Regiment |
21st Bn, King's (Liverpool Regiment) |
| Date of Death |
07/03/1916 |
Age at Death |
30 |
Burial/Memorial
& Reference |
Prescot Churchyard
South East Part |
| CWGC Family Details (if shown) |
Son of Sarah Ann Hunter (formerly Taylor), of 2, Stone Houses, Eccleston Lane Ends, Prescot. |
| Census Details |
1901 Census -
Ernest was aged 15 and worked as a Railway messenger. He lived at 5 Burrows Lane with his stepfather, John Hunter, a 53 year old Watch Pinion Maker, and his mother Sarah Ann, aged 43. There were a further 7 "Hunter" children, although it is not clear if Sarah is the mother of any of them
1911 census -
Although the family still lived at Lane Ends, Ernest was no longer with them and I have as yet been unable to locate him |
| SDGW - Where Born |
Sheffield |
| Enlisted |
Liverpool |
| Resided |
Prescot, Lancs |
| How Died |
Died |
Theatre of War |
Home |
| Research Ref. No. |
P271 |
Service DetailsThe 21st Battalion of the King's (Liverpool) Regiment was formed in Knowsley Park in August 1914 as a local reserve battalion. They remained on Home station throughout the war, never seeing overseas service.
Pte. Taylor is recorded as 'Died', indicating that he died from illness or accident. He did not serve overseas.
He is commemorated on the Lane Ends Recreation Club Memorial
His headstone in St Mary's Churchyard contains the inscription "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN". These 19 letters were charged at 3 1/2 pence per letter, thereby costing the family 5 shillings and 8 pence.
Private Taylor's grave in Prescot Churchyard.
The burial register entry for Ernest Taylor
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