LS. George Taylor . Royal Navy HMS Mauritius from London
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George Reginald Taylor . British Army 4th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment from St Annes Reg Taylor served through North Africa and Italy campaign. Naples, Monte Cassino, Rome. He was in Athens on VE Day.
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Sgt. George Wilson "Dod" Taylor . British Army 1st Btn. Gordon Highlanders from Ythan Wells, Aberdeenshire My father, George Taylor, belonged to Meadowhead, Ythan Wells, Aberdeenshire.
He joined the 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders in Nov 1934 at the age of 18 years and 6 months, and was assigned to a signals platoon. In 1940, his battalion was part of the 51st Highland Division, which was ordered to stay and help the French forces in trying to stop the German advance. They were left with little food, ammunition, or artillery and they were also so exhausted that the commander gave the order to surrender to save the slaughter of approximately 10,000 soldiers.
He was captured at Saint-Valery-en-Caux in June 1940. While out on a motorbike relaying orders to other battalions, he ran into a German patrol. Along with many others, he was marched to Stalag 383 Hohenfels near the Czech border and held as a POW until May 1945.
He never once told us of his experiences during the war, but they took their toll on him. For the rest of his life, he suffered nightmares every night until he passed away in 1991 at the age of 75.
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P/O Glen William Taylor . Royal Canadian Air Force air gunner. 419 Sqd. from Grafton, Ontario, Canada. (d.17th Jun 1944)
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Gnr. Glyn Taylor . British Army Royal Artillery from Bolton
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GM Taylor . British Army Middlesex Regiment GM Taylor served with the Middlesex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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GR Taylor . British Army Kings Liverpool Regiment GR Taylor served with the Kings Liverpool Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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GW Taylor . British Army GW Taylor served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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GW Taylor . British Army GW Taylor served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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H B Taylor . British Army 8th Recce Rgt. Reconnaissance Corps Does any one know of H B Taylor of 8 Recce Regiment? This is to clear up a family mystery. His details appeared after my mothers death. The Details are: 4 squadron, 3 troops, 8 RECCE Regiment, CAOS (Combined Air Observers School) England.
I would appreciate any info.
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H Taylor . British Army H Taylor served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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H Taylor . British Army H Taylor served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Lt Cmdr. Paymstr. H. M. Taylor . Royal Navy HMS Forfar Lt Cmdr Taylor survived the sinking of the Forfar, he was one of the Merchant Navy Officers who had remained with the ship under the T124 agreement when she transferred to the Royal Navy.
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Sgt. H. A. Taylor . RCAF 419 Sqd. from Canada
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Stk. Hamish Hislop "Buck" Taylor . Royal Navy HMS Nelson When the nelly arrived in the USA after the D-day landings the captain, Maxwell Hyslop, was interviewed by the local news paper reporters.
He made a remark that was reported in the paper, later.
- That as a boy he used to shoot rabbits with his point 22 rifle. Never thought as captain of HMS Nelson he would shoot a German jeep at 22 miles range with a 16" shell. - This happened as the Nelson, along with HMS Warspite were engaged in clearing a way for Allied troops to advance.
If any one has a copy of that report which appeared in the paper I would be most greatfull, for a copy. In order to settle a lot of arguments. At the time I was on watch in the hydraulic machinery, listening to the Canadian aircraft spotter relay the events over the tannoy to the ship's company.
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Pte. Harold Taylor . British Army 2nd Btn Lancashire Fusiliers from Manchester My grandad Harold Taylor was a despatch rider in Egypt, I've been looking into my family tree and we have pictures of him eating melon in front of the Sphinx, he dodged bullets and delivered mail and documents. He was injured towards end of war very rarely talked of what happened. He did do a pilgrimage in the 80s to Egypt with his wife, where he visited old barracks and found that not much had changed.
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Marine Harold Taylor . Royal Marines HMS Phoebe from Lightcliffe, W. Yorks (d.23rd October 1942) Harold Taylor was the son of George Arthur and Alice Taylor of Lightcliffe, W. Yorks. He was 21 when he died and is buried in the Pointe Noire European Cemetery in the Congo.
On the 23rd October 1942, H.M.S. Phoebe was on her way to take part in operations off North Africa, when she was torpedoed off the coast of French Equatorial Africa. 46 men lost their lives in this engagement and 29 of them were buried in Pointe Noire European Cemetery in a large collective grave. This grave was later marked by a screen wall memorial, which carries details of all 46 casualties.
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Pte. Harold Taylor . British Army Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire My grandfather, Harry Taylor of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, enlisted in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in 1942 and served as a motorcycle dispatch rider in France, Holland and Belgium. He was medically discharged in early 1945. I don't know a lot about his service so if anyone on this site could help me with any information that would be great.
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Pvt. Harrison Asher Taylor . US Army Tank Destroyer Battalion from Grants Pass, Oregon, USA
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Harry Rylance Taylor . ARP from Eccles, Manchester As I was born in 1935, my memory is somewhat lacking! However I do know that my father was in the A.R.P. and the civil defence. He spent many hours away from home, especially at night At the beginning we did not have an air raid shelter so, as he was stationed at that time at the city morgue, we went with him! Eventually as the war progressed he built a dugout shelter in the back yard which we shared with neighbours.
I was and still am, very proud of him; a good man and very well respected in the community.
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Harry Taylor . British Army Hampshire Regiment from Brading, Isle of Wight
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Pte Harry James Taylor . British Army Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps from Guildford, Surrey (d.17th June 1940) Harry Taylor was my grandfather. He served with the Auxilliary Military Pioneer Corps in WW2.
All my father knew was that he thought he had died at Dunkirk. It was only fairly recently that we found out that he died on the SS Lancastria. We were able to get his name added to the War Memorial in the Castle Grounds, Guildford, Surrey.
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Henry Britton Taylor . Royal Navy HMS Pembroke Henry Taylor served on board HMS Pembroke, St Angelo, Badger and Wildfire joining Navy on August 43 till 18th Nov 1946.
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Cpl. Horace Richard Taylor . British Army 2nd Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment from York (d.18th Aug 1944) My Grandfather, Horace Taylor died in India, I never knew him and have no photo of him but he will never be forgotten. I will keep searching so I can pass his story on to his great grandsons and beyond.
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Tpr. Horace George Taylor . British Army Royal Tank Regiment from Telford My Uncle, Horace Taylor served in WW2. He fought at El Alamein, Monte Casino, The Middle East, and Normandy as a tank driver.
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HT Taylor . British Army Royal Armoured Corps HT Taylor served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Cpl. HV Taylor . British Army 7th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment Cpl.HV Taylor served with the 7th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Isabella Caldwell Adamson Taylor . Womens Royal Naval Service from Edinburgh Isabella Taylor was my mum. She served with the Women's Royal Naval Service in WW2. I have recently found a few of her papers and want others to know she served her country.
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J Taylor . British Army Lancashire Fusiliers J Taylor served with the Lancashire Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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J Taylor . British Army J Taylor served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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