Reg Taylor served in the 2nd Battalion, The Cambridgeshire Regiment in the second world war. He was captured and later died of malaria in November 1943 in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. The plaque in the church:
Reg’s parents, Hannah and Maurice Taylor:
Reg’s will:
A letter to his mother as his regiment sailed to the Far East in November 1941:
His Christmas card:
Telegram to his mother, February 1942:
Notification that Reg was a prisoner of war, October 1943:
Official Japanese prisoner-of-war card:
A card returned to his mother:
Notification of Reg’s death:
Message of condolence from King George VI:
Notification of where Reg was buried. Siam is modern-day Thailand:
Reg’s grave:
