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Martin Taylor

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Pension record courtesy of WFA

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Perth
  • Service no: S/24694
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
  • Unit/Ship: 1st/5th Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 18
  • Date of Death: 09.05.1918
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: III.A.52.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 23.08.1899
  • Place of Birth: Monifieth
  • Address:
  • Occupation: Manhattan Works, Dundee
  • Mother:

    Jean Taylor, Rockbank, Monifieth

  • Father:

    John Gow Taylor, Rockbank, Monifieth

  • Siblings:

    George

  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about Martin Taylor

For reasons unknown this man is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour, but is remembered on the Manhattan Works, Dundee Roll of Honour. He was a former pupil of Grove Academy and is also remembered on the schools war memorial. Martin was the brother of Pte George Taylor, Machine Gun Corps, who also served during the Great War and is believed to have returned home safely.

Martin Taylor   S/24694   Seaforth Highlanders

Pte. Martin Taylor, Seaforth’s youngest son of ex-Bailie and Mrs Taylor, Rockbank, previously reported seriously ill, is now officially reported as having died of wounds.

Dundee People’s Journal 18th May 1918

Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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