Henry's Story.
Henry was born in Lymm in 1890 eldest son of Mrs Mary Ann Taylor of West Hyde, Newfield, Lymm.Prior to enlisting witht the 5th Cheshire Regiment he was employed as a domestic gardener for Mr Champ at Foxley House, Lymm. On 8th April 1914 he married Catherine Griffiths at the Methodist Chapel, Eagle Brow, Lymm
In June 1916 during leave, Henry visited Lymm to see his mother, he also met up with his brother Private James Taylor who had recently been wounded. Their father, who was in the 9th South Lancashire and had fought in the Boer War with the 2nd South Lancashire Regiment, was to have visited Lymm the same weekend but unfortunately the letter asking him to come was delayed, owing to him being in hospital in Aldershot at the time.
Henry also went to visited his wife in Cheadle, where he went to live when Mr Champ relocated there, and it was during this visit that he had the pleasure of seeing his young son for the first time.
Returning to the front following his leave he was wounded in his right wrist the centre of which was blown clean away. He died from his wound on 18th June 1916 aged 26.
Researched and compiled by Lynn Smith