Thomas Taylor World War I.
Thomas Taylor World War I.
Thomas Taylor worked in the Co-operative grocery and served in the war with the Royal Berkshires, receiving an honourable discharge as a result of the effects of gassing. This collection of documents and photographs relate to this period in his life.
Extent
3 badges; 1 card; 1 diary; 9 documents; 2 invitations; 10 letters; 2 medals; 1 negative; 5 photographs; 22 postcards; 4 programmes; 1 wallet
Reference number
TBC/001
Records in this Group
Postcard showing The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers on guard over the seven Bishops Tower of London 1633. On either side of the card are men in bright red uniforms with men in black robes in the centre. The card is unwritten. One of six colour postcards of the Royal Fusiliers Regiment ...
Postcard showing The Charge of the Fusilier Brigade: 1st and 2nd Battns. Royal Fusiliers, 1st Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Albuhera, May 16th 1811. On the right hand side of the card are men in red uniforms marching forwards with their guns raised. On the left are two cannons and in the foreground ...
Postcard showing the 7th Royal Fusiliers storming the Alma Heights, Sept 20th 1854. On the left hand side of the postcard the men in red uniforms are marching up a hill with their guns raised. The postcard is unwritten. One of six colour postcards of the Royal Fusiliers Regiment in an envelope.
Postcard showing The 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers deploying for attack on Tugela Heights, South Africa 1900. The postcard shows men in khaki uniforms, standing or sitting, and looking towards a range of hills. Postcard is unwritten. One of six colour postcards of the Royal Fusiliers Regiment in an envelope.
Postcard shows the Tibet Expedition 1903-04, and the first Battalion Royal Fusiliers marching into Lhasa. The picture shows a building high up on a hill with a golden/religious tower on the land in front of it. To the left are some trees and a group of soldiers are marching in under the tower. ...
Postcard shows the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Picture shows the soldiers in red and blue uniforms with ranks written underneath them. Postcard is unwritten. One of six colour postcards of the Royal Fusiliers Regiment in an envelope.
The wallet has instructions printed on the front of what to do if it is found. Inside it are papers relating to the discharge and Pension from the Army to Thomas Taylor.
Folded piece of stiff paper showing details of Thomas Taylor filled in on the form. The front of the form shows his name, rank and number, place of birth and physical description. The inside gives his length of service, record of his conduct and when he was discharged. On the reverse are ...
Certificate showing that Pte. T. Taylor was discharged as being ‘No longer physically fit for War service’. The form is filled in with Mr. Taylor’s description including the different scars that he had.
Information leaflet explaining how men can be issued with a silver badge. The piece of paper has been folded many times and is written in purple typeface.
Two-sided piece of paper with information about how much pension a soldier will get. It outlines different rates for different ranks and different injuries and illnesses.
Letter to Mr. Taylor with reference to a matter discussed this morning and asking him to visit as soon as possible. Dated July 26th 1918.
Red subscription card to the Wolverton and District Branch of the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilised Sailors and Soldiers. It has T. Taylor’s name and address on the front. Inside the card are dates and amounts marked from April to July. On the back is information about how and when money ...
Memorandum for Mr. T. Taylor explaining how he will receive his gratuity from the Pension Office.
Letter to Mr. T. Taylor from the Ministry of Pensions explaining how he will receive his gratuity.
Certificate of Identity for Thomas Taylor. The front gives details of Mr. Taylor’s regiment and physical description, with the amount he is entitled to. There are also instructions printed at the bottom. On the back are the Post Office date stamps.
Letter to the Manager of the Co-operative Society, dated 20th March 1918, asking him to help Mr. Taylor find employment since he has been discharged from the Army. On the back it shows how the letter is to be folded with the address and stamp on it.
Invitation to Mr. T. Taylor to the Smoking Concert on the 4th October 1919. It is from the Wolverton Sailors and Soldiers Christmas Present Committee. It is on a piece of cream card with a Union Flag at the top.
Invitation to Mr. T. Taylor to a Welcome Home banquet on October 4th 1919. The invitation is a folded cream coloured card with blue writing and a Union flag on it. Inside is a programme of events for the day.
Programme for the Grand Smoking Concert in Dining Hall, Wolverton on 18th October 1919. It is on cream coloured card, with brown writing, and is folded. Inside is the Programme of acts that will perform in three parts.
Two Orders of Service for the Dedication of the Legion Standard, printed on cream paper with black writing and the British Legion emblem on them. They have 8 pages, which have the printed service including hymns, instructions and readings by the clergy. Each booklet is stapled in the middle.
British Legion Order of Service printed on paper and held together in the middle with a staple. The Order of Service is printed with hymns and prayers.
Postcard showing a British soldier in uniform sitting on a rock looking into the distance with a dramatic dark sky behind him Underneath him is a short verse entitled ‘Little Grey Home in the West’. On the back in blue ink a second verse has been handwritten.
Postcard showing a British soldier in uniform lying back, resting on his arm and thinking of his wife and children back at home. The thought is in a bubble at the top of the picture. At the bottom is a short verse. On the back in blue ink is a handwritten fourth ...
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