William Taylor
Rank: Private
Private William Taylor of the Warwickshire Regiment was one of four sons of Mr William Taylor of Caxton House,47 High St, Hampton Wick who, according to the obituary of Gunner Harry Taylor in The Surrey Comet dated 25 July 1917, were serving in the army at the date of Harry’s death. Gunner Harry Taylor is commemorated on the Hampton Wick War Memorial
Private William Taylor had been missing for twelve months by July 1917 and so had been, according to The Surrey Comet, presumed dead. However, he is not listed on the CWGC site nor on the Hampton Wick War Memorial so, perhaps, he survived the war?
Charles Taylor
Rank: Gunner
Gunner Charles Taylor was, according to the obituary in The Surrey Comet dated 25 July 1917 of his brother, Gunner Harry Taylor (one of the casualties commemorated on the Hampton Wick War Memorial), one of the four sons of Mr William Taylor of Caxton House, 47 High St, Hampton Wick, who were serving in the army in 1917.
Gunner Charles Taylor of the Royal Field Artillery was a reservist and so had been serving in the army since the beginning of the war.
James Taylor
Rank: Corporal
Corporal James Taylor, originally of the Worcestershire Regiment but subsequently transferred to the Royal Engineers (Tunnelling Corps), was one of the four sons of Mr William Taylor of Caxton House, 47 High St, Hampton Wick who, according to the obituary of Gunner Harry Taylor (one of the men commemorated on the Hampton Wick War Memorial) in The Surrey Comet dated 25 July 1917, were serving in France in 1917.
Corporal James Taylor had been serving since the beginning of the war. He had been transferred to the tunnelling company of the Royal Engineers which had played an important role in capturing the Messines Ridge in 1917.