208618 BQMS. William Charles Taylor British Army Royal Artillery William joined the British Army before the advent of the Second World War. He saw that war was coming and decided to join up in advance. He first joined the Territorial Army in 1938, and was embodied at the outbreak of war. His Army number was 6779655, and he attained the rank of W/Battery Quartermaster Sergeant in the Royal Artillery (HAA). He was transferred to the Reserves on 9th August 1946.
His military conduct was described as ‘exemplary’. His trade on enlistment was decribed as ‘salesman’, and trade courses and trade tests passed during service was ‘engine hand’.
His Release Leaving Certificate has the following testimonial from Major J Mc A Plunkett: ‘This NCO has served in the Territorial Army since 1938 and was embodied at the outbreak of war. He has served under my command for the past 18 months. He is energetic, conscientious and very loyal. He [...] initiative and is capable of working without supervision. He has always been cheerful even under adverse conditions. he has had over a year’s experience of organising and administering [...] for large [numbers?] of displaced persons and has a good knowledge of food supplies. I can confidently recomend him for any post requiring organising and administrative ability.’
It is believed he spent some time training women to drive army vehicles in Scotland, served in Africa for a time, and was with the Allied Forces in Berlin after the war was over.
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