He was born at Torhill in Muirkirk on 23 December 1888, the son of David Taylor and Ann Murdoch of Muirkirk (and a second cousin once removed of my husband)
He died in France on 25 Sep 1915 at the Battle of Loos, the eleventh local man I have found so far to have fallen in this battle.
| Name: | John Taylor |
|---|---|
| Birth Place: | Muirkirk, Ayrshire |
| Residence: | Muirkirk |
| Death Date: | 25 Sep 1915 |
| Death Location: | France & Flanders |
| Enlistment Location: | Glasgow, Lanarkshire |
| Rank: | Private |
| Regiment: | Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
| Battalion: | 7th Battalion |
| Number: | S/13407 (see medal card below, S/13497) |
| Type of Casualty: | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War: | Western European Theatre |
He is remembered on Muirkirk War Memorial and on the family gravestone in Muirkirk Cemetery
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| photo by Bobby Grierson |
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