North Yorkshire War Memorials, - Tadcaster

The War Memorial for Tadcaster
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The Tadcaster War Memorial is a tall, slender, Celtic cross mounted on an octagonal plinth. The names of those commemorated are inset on plaques on the sides of this plinth. The memorial itself is located in Westgate, Tadcaster.

107 names are commemorated on the memorial as having lost their lives in the First World War, and 32 names from the Second World War. A transcription of the names on the memorial, with biographical data, can be found on Dave Morris' website, Tadcaster WW1 Memorials.

One man who served with the Yorkshire Regiment is commemorated on this memorial. A close-up view of his commemoration on this memorial is shown on the Tadcaster WW1 Memorials website, together with additional biographical data.

Private Robert Henry Taylor. 8100. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Edward and Martha Ann Taylor, of 19, Westfield Terrace, Tadcaster, Yorks. Killed 22 October 1914. Aged 28.
Born Tadcaster (Yorks), Enlisted Tadcaster.
Commemorated on Panel 33, YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL.

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