- First Name(s):Arthur
- Surname:TAYLOR
- Service Number:10553172
- Rank:
Private
- Conflict:WW2
- Service:Army
- Army Sector:Support Services
- Corps:Royal Army Ordnance Corps
- Unit:4 Ordnance Store Company
- Former Units:None
- Date of Death:12th June 1943
- Age At Death:23
- Cause of Death:Diarrhoea
- Place of Death:Ni Thea Camp whilst a prisoner of the Japanese on the Thailand-Burma railway
- Place of Burial:First buried in Ni Thea Communal Cremation Pyres. Moved to Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand, Special Memorial 9. M. 9.
- Place of Birth:Unknown
- Home Town:Unknown
- Casualty's Relatives:
Son of Simon and Mary A. Taylor; husband of D.L. Taylor, of Stourbridge, Worcestershire
TAYLOR Arthur Is Named On These Memorials
Further Information About TAYLOR Arthur
Additional information provided by the Thailand-Burma Railway Centre, Kanchanaburi, Thailand: http://www.tbronline.com
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Appears on the Army casualties list for Worcestershire.
A letter from H.J. Winnington, Honorary Secretary of PCC, St James Church, Wollaston dated 17th December 1950 can be found within war records held at Worcestershire Archives requesting that Private Arthur Taylor, RAOC be added to the county roll of honour.
The special memorial to Arthur Taylor consists of a small plot consisting of two graves containing the ashes of soldiers who perished in captivity. Their names are listed on a memorial wall in Kanchanburi War Cemetery. Photographs are available of the Special Memorial plot and the plaque with the names on. Please email me if you would like to purchase a copy for a donation of £3.00 in support of this website: rememberthefallen.co.uk@gmail.com
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