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Private Edwin Aylmer Bowers-Taylor

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Place of birth: Kingstown St. Vincent
Next of kin: Mrs. Annie Bowers Taylor; 109 Cecil Rd., Whitworth Park, Manchester, England
Marital status: no data

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 905151
Highest Rank: Private (10th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 10th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards

Military Medal (Hill 70)
Description: From the Regimental Diaries:
On 16/8/17, on Hill 70, after the capture of the CHALK PIT, this soldier not only showed marked devotion to duty, but after the situation was secured, volunteered and succeeded in bringing in a number of our severely wounded.

Date of award: 1917-11-19
Date of award: 1917-08-16
Source: London Gazette

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 57478
Service file: B0954-S039
Uploader's Research notes: Sometimes referred to as "Edward" Bowers-Taylor [Private Army Canadian Infantry 194th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion Military Medal Hill 70 From the Regimental Diaries:
On 16/8/17, on Hill 70, after the capture of the CHALK PIT, this soldier not only showed marked devotion to duty, but after the situation was secured, volunteered and succeeded in bringing in a number of our severely wounded. ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2005-03-17
Last modified: 2015-04-14