John Lowther du Plat Taylor
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John Lowther du Plat Taylor
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Colonel John Lowther du Plat Taylor CB VD was the founder of the Army Post Office Corps and the Post Office Rifles. Du Plat Taylor trained at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, but left in 1844 before he was commissioned. He then joined the Consular Service and was posted to China but was invalided back home after just two years. He joined the General Post Office in 1852 and worked as a Private Secretary to the Secretary of the Post Office, Sir Rowland Hill and then to Postmaster General.
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British army officer
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2023-10-29T15:20:59Z
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