Hi TMN,
Pte. Naylor was definitely in some form of the Army before 1914. You need to find out what Pte. Naylor is recorded as in the 1911 Census. If he is down as regular soldier then he joined on or very close to 18.11.1903 and was still serving. If down as anything else he could have signed on around the 2.8.1908 as a Special Reserve Soldier. I am almost certain though he did sign on in 1903. He had finished his Regular period of service but was on the Reserve. His Reserve period would not have ended until Nov 1915. He was then mobilized with around 1,000 other Worcestershire Regiment Soldiers.
Thank you for your interest in my research. It is not going to be a book. I hope to present my results to Worcester Cathedral as an addendum to the Rolls. They need correcting and updating. There are some men who should not be on there. There are about 12 men who have managed to get their names on both Rolls. But to me the biggest problem is the 150 men who should be on the Rolls but are not. For example Pte. Walter Akast 9427, Went to France 12th August 1914 (With the main party) was killed in Action 14th Sept 1914. He is NOT on either of the Cathedral Rolls. The poor blighter has no known grave and did not even get a 1914 Star !
Regards Mike