George Edward Taplin (28858)
Mar 5, 2011 22:33:46 GMT
Post by prospectroad on Mar 5, 2011 22:33:46 GMT
I'm trying to find the name of a company called Messrs Evans & ? Limiited, Vere Street, Salford. George Taplin worked there before the war (his obituary appeared in the Eccles & Patricroft Journal but the second part of the name was missing). George was born in Cadishead and had moved to Salford before 1914. The following is his story from "A District at War". If anyone could fill in the rest of the name of the company I'd be really grateful.
George Edward Taplin – Killed in action 16th June 1917
Private George Edward Taplin (Service no. 28858) served with the 19th (Service) Battalion, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 110th Brigade, 40th Division.
He was born in Cadishead. At the outbreak of war he was working as a labourer for Messrs Evans & ? Limited, Vere Street, Weaste and was residing with his mother, Mrs Polly Rylance at 169 Hodge Lane, Seedley. He had two sisters: Florence and Sarah and a half-sister, Clara Rylance.
George enlisted into the Army at Manchester on 17th April 1915 and his description was recorded as 23 years 11 months old, 5 foot 2½ inches tall and weighing 122lb. His religious denomination was Church of England. He joined the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Deganwy on 20th May 1915. During 1915 He was in trouble on a few occasions including once, on 29th June 1915, when he was reported for ‘irregular conduct – laughing at the sentry on Conway Bridge.’ He was later admonished for this!
In September 1915 George married Susan Foster of 3 Bromley Street, Pendleton. On 30th April 1916 he went absent without leave and received seven days confined to barracks. On 1st June he embarked from Southampton for France with the 19th Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
On 8th July 1916 he was temporarily attached to a Tunnelling Company. In preparation for the assault on Messines Ridge (near Ypres), Tunnelling Companies had prepared twenty-one mines under the German frontline which were filled with nearly a million pounds of high explosive. Nineteen of these were detonated on 7th June 1917 and were followed by a successful assault on the ridge which had been in German hands since August 1914.
George was serving with the 173rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, when he was killed in action by enemy shell-fire on Saturday, 16th June 1917, near Ypres. He was 26 years old. He is buried in the Bard Cottage Cemetery, Boesinghe, Belgium. For much of the First World War, the village of Boesinghe (now Boezinge) directly faced the German line across the Yser Canal. George is not listed on the Irlam and Cadishead War Memorial. Medal Entitlement: Pair.
Regards
Pete
George Edward Taplin – Killed in action 16th June 1917
Private George Edward Taplin (Service no. 28858) served with the 19th (Service) Battalion, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 110th Brigade, 40th Division.
He was born in Cadishead. At the outbreak of war he was working as a labourer for Messrs Evans & ? Limited, Vere Street, Weaste and was residing with his mother, Mrs Polly Rylance at 169 Hodge Lane, Seedley. He had two sisters: Florence and Sarah and a half-sister, Clara Rylance.
George enlisted into the Army at Manchester on 17th April 1915 and his description was recorded as 23 years 11 months old, 5 foot 2½ inches tall and weighing 122lb. His religious denomination was Church of England. He joined the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Deganwy on 20th May 1915. During 1915 He was in trouble on a few occasions including once, on 29th June 1915, when he was reported for ‘irregular conduct – laughing at the sentry on Conway Bridge.’ He was later admonished for this!
In September 1915 George married Susan Foster of 3 Bromley Street, Pendleton. On 30th April 1916 he went absent without leave and received seven days confined to barracks. On 1st June he embarked from Southampton for France with the 19th Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
On 8th July 1916 he was temporarily attached to a Tunnelling Company. In preparation for the assault on Messines Ridge (near Ypres), Tunnelling Companies had prepared twenty-one mines under the German frontline which were filled with nearly a million pounds of high explosive. Nineteen of these were detonated on 7th June 1917 and were followed by a successful assault on the ridge which had been in German hands since August 1914.
George was serving with the 173rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, when he was killed in action by enemy shell-fire on Saturday, 16th June 1917, near Ypres. He was 26 years old. He is buried in the Bard Cottage Cemetery, Boesinghe, Belgium. For much of the First World War, the village of Boesinghe (now Boezinge) directly faced the German line across the Yser Canal. George is not listed on the Irlam and Cadishead War Memorial. Medal Entitlement: Pair.
Regards
Pete