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Walter Taylor

In memory of:

Private Walter Taylor

July 6, 1915

Military Service


Service Number:

756

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

8th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

February 17, 1893

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, of Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 39 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

V. B. 14.

Location:

MESSINES RIDGE BRITISH CEMETERY is located 9.5 Km south of Ieper town centre, on the Nieuwkerkestraat a road leading from the Rijselseweg N365, which connects Ieper to Wijtschate, Mesen and on to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. Nieuwkerkestraat is a right hand turning from the N365 in the town of Mesen. The MESSINES RIDGE BRITISH CEMETERY lies 250 metres after this right hand turning, on the left hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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  • Grave Marker

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