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Alexander Barrie Taylor

In memory of:

Private Alexander Barrie Taylor

April 11, 1919

Military Service

Service Number:

463902

Age:

32

Force:

Army

Unit:

2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles (British Columbia Regt.)

Additional Information

Born:

November 23, 1886
Manchester, England

Enlistment:

August 12, 1915
Vernon, British Columbia

Son of Alexander Barrie Taylor and Maria Taylor, of Harpurhey, Manchester, England; husband of Minnie Hill Taylor, of Vancouver, British Columbia..

Commemorated on Page 544 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

8. 45. 7.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Grave of 463902 Pvt. Alex Barrie Taylor who served with the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles C.E.F. Born in Manchester England on Nov. 23rd 1886. Husband of Margaret H. Taylor. Alex enlisted into the 62nd Battn. C.E.F. at Vernon BC on Aug. 21st 1915, he listed his occupation as "Add Agent" Alex was wounded in 1917 and invalided back to Canada where at Vancouver BC on April 11th 1919 he succumbed to the wounds he received in France at the age of 32. He was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.

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    Grave Marker – Grave of 463902 Pvt. Alex Barrie Taylor who served with the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles C.E.F. Born in Manchester England on Nov. 23rd 1886. Husband of Margaret H. Taylor. Alex enlisted into the 62nd Battn. C.E.F. at Vernon BC on Aug. 21st 1915, he listed his occupation as "Add Agent" Alex was wounded in 1917 and invalided back to Canada where at Vancouver BC on April 11th 1919 he succumbed to the wounds he received in France at the age of 32. He was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.
  • Cross of Sacrifice– Memorial Cross in the section where 463902 Pvt. Alex Barrie Taylor was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.

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    Cross of Sacrifice
    Cross of Sacrifice – Memorial Cross in the section where 463902 Pvt. Alex Barrie Taylor was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.
  • Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery– Cemetery view of the section where 463902 Pvt. Alex Barrie Taylor was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.

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    Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery
    Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery – Cemetery view of the section where 463902 Pvt. Alex Barrie Taylor was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.

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