{"product_id":"ww1-mercantile-marine-medal-pair-bwm-george-morton-taylor-from-cheshire","title":"WW1 Mercantile Marine Medal Pair BWM George Morton Taylor from Cheshire","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eWW1 British Mercantile Marine Medal Pair - George Morton Taylor, Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBritish War Medal – \u003cb\u003eGEORGE M. TAYLOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eMercantile Marine Medal – \u003cb\u003eGEORGE M. TAYLOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eComes with original issue envelope for the BWM.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eGeorge Morton Taylor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e was born on \u003cb\u003e26 December 1899\u003c\/b\u003e at \u003cb\u003eChilder Thornton, Cheshire\u003c\/b\u003e, the son of \u003cb\u003eRobert James Godfrey Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eCora Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e. Early census records show that he spent part of his childhood living with extended family, and in the \u003cb\u003e1911 Census\u003c\/b\u003e he is recorded aged \u003cb\u003e11\u003c\/b\u003e, residing at \u003cb\u003eWest Street, Holywell Green\u003c\/b\u003e, in the household of his uncle \u003cb\u003eJohn Thomas Morton\u003c\/b\u003e, where he is listed as a \u003cb\u003enephew\u003c\/b\u003e and noted as attending \u003cb\u003eschool\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBy adulthood, Taylor had returned to Cheshire, and later records confirm his progression into maritime and licensed trade employment. During the \u003cb\u003eFirst World War\u003c\/b\u003e, he served in the \u003cb\u003eMercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)\u003c\/b\u003e, qualifying for the standard \u003cb\u003eBritish War Medal and Mercantile Marine War Medal\u003c\/b\u003e awarded to civilian seafarers who served at sea during the conflict. Although individual ship details are not recorded here, his entitlement confirms qualifying service under wartime conditions between \u003cb\u003e1914 and 1918\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eFollowing the war, Taylor married \u003cb\u003eFrances Gwendoline Mottershead\u003c\/b\u003e in \u003cb\u003eApril 1931\u003c\/b\u003e at \u003cb\u003eStoke-upon-Trent\u003c\/b\u003e, and the couple later had at least one son, \u003cb\u003eRobert I. D. Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e, born in \u003cb\u003e1932\u003c\/b\u003e. By the time of the \u003cb\u003e1939 England and Wales Register\u003c\/b\u003e, George Morton Taylor was living at the \u003cb\u003eGriffin Hotel, Bowdon, Cheshire\u003c\/b\u003e, and was recorded as a \u003cb\u003eLicensed Victualler\u003c\/b\u003e, indicating a transition from seafaring to public house management. His entry also confirms \u003cb\u003eMerchant Marine War Service\u003c\/b\u003e, formally acknowledging his wartime contribution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eTaylor remained in civilian life following the Second World War and continued to reside in the north-west of England. He died on \u003cb\u003e8 August 1981\u003c\/b\u003e at \u003cb\u003eBlackpool\u003c\/b\u003e, aged \u003cb\u003e81\u003c\/b\u003e, with probate granted at \u003cb\u003eLiverpool\u003c\/b\u003e later that month.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHis Merchant Navy medal pair represents the service of a civilian mariner whose wartime contribution was essential to sustaining Britain’s maritime lifelines during the First World War, and whose later life reflects the common post-war transition of merchant seamen back into civilian occupations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: All research will be sent to the buyer via email. 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