Taylor, Edgar Michael Seymour, 1897-1952
- GB-2014-WSA-16656
- Person
- 1897-1952
Taylor, Edgar Michael Seymour, son of Seymour Taylor, M.D., F.R.C.P., of St. Marylebone by Edith, eldest daughter of Edgar Wainwright Bishop, of Hendon, Middlesex; b. March 7, 1897; adm. Jan. 19, 1911 (H); left. July 1914; Trin. Coll. Camb.; 2nd Lieut. R.F.A. (T.F.) Sept. 20, 1915; Lieut. Dec. 20, 1917; acting Capt. July 16, 1918; served on the western front Aug. 1916 - Nov. 1918; mentioned in despatches L.G. May 21, 1918; M.C. Oct. 15, 1918; 2nd Lieut. R.A. (Regular Army from T.F.) Dec. 17, 1917; Lieut. Dec. 20, 1917; Capt. May 26, 1929; Major July 15, 1938; retired as Lieut.-Col.; m. Nov. 16, 1921, Marjorie, widow of Lieut. John Philip Morton Carpenter, R.F.A., and daughter of William Wallis Ord, M.D., O.B.E., of Salisbury; d. Feb. 26, 1952.