Lt. Laurence (Anthony) Scott Taggart, Royal Tank Corps

He inserted "Anthony" into his name in the 1920s. Death record under both (same date and dob)

1893 May 28. . Born Bolton, Lancs.

1901 I cannot find the family

1911 census at Lieutenants Smithills, Bolton

1914 Aug 31 Enlisted D of L Yeomanry ( he was in TA)

1914 Nov 5. Landed in France

1917 Apr 4 transfer to MGC

1917 Aug 28 Date of commission. as 2nd Lt

1919 Feb 28 Promoted Lt

1919 May 18 Relinquishes his commission in Engineering Branch of Tank Corps. Gazetted out as Lt

1920 Oct 20. Joined ADRIC with service no 807. Posted to Ulster Police Force, Newtownards Camp. 2DI

1922 Feb 28. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC

1922 Dec 6. Relinquishes his commission to enlist in the RAF

1925 Jan 1 Promoted Corporal

1927 Jul 1 confirmed in rank as Sgt

1928 Apr 24

1932 Jul/Sep married in Kent to Hilda M Groves (1907–1967)

1939 Register. He is a married Salesman living with wife Hilda at 21 Selbourne Road , Chislehurst and Sidcup U.D., Kent,

1946 Apr 17

1975 Feb 7 . Died Marden, Kent, England

 

 

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