Four: Saddler Quartermaster-Serjeant A. Taylor, Army Service Corps

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (7370 S.S. Cr. Mr., A.S.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (7370 S. Serjt. Sdlr., A.S.C.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (7370 Sdlr-St. Serjt., A.S.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (7370 S.S. Sjt., A.S.C.) mounted as worn, contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £400-450

Albert Taylor was born in Cheveley, Berkshire, c.1869. A Harness Maker by occupation, he attested for the Army Service Corps at Reading on 29 March 1887, aged 18 years, 1 month. Promoted to Corporal in August 1891 and appointed Corporal Collar Maker in March 1894. Promoted to Serjeant Collar Maker in May 1899. Served in Natal, July 1899-July 1902 and then Somaliland, July 1903-July 1904. Promoted to Saddler Staff Serjeant in April 1904 and Saddler Quartermaster-Serjeant in April 1906. Albert Taylor took his discharge on 28 March 1908. In 1911 he was married and was employed as a ‘Beer Seller’ at the ‘Bird in Hand’, Swallowfield, Berkshire. With copied service papers and census extracts.