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William Howard Taylor

In memory of:

Pilot Officer William Howard Taylor

July 4, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/17662

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

432 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 12, 1919
Chatham, Ontario

Enlistment:

September 23, 1941
London, Ontario

Son of Robert and Mary Taylor of Chatham, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 219 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MAUBEUGE-CENTRE CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

Row A. Grave 14.

Location:

Maubeuge is a large town in the department of the Nord, south-east of Bavay. MAUBEUGE-CENTRE CEMETERY stands inside the Communal Cemetery of Maubeuge.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of WILLIAM HOWARD TAYLOR– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WILLIAM HOWARD TAYLOR – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram February 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram February 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of William Taylor– From the book; …and they never came back. The story of the C. V. S (Chatham Vocational School) students who fought and died in World War 11. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me, with the permission of the author Peter N. Stanojevic.

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    Photo of William Taylor – From the book; …and they never came back. The story of the C. V. S (Chatham Vocational School) students who fought and died in World War 11. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me, with the permission of the author Peter N. Stanojevic.
  • Document– Eyewitness account of the Crash

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    Document – Eyewitness account of the Crash
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer William Howard Taylor is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer William Howard Taylor is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer William Howard Taylor is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer William Howard Taylor is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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