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EDWARD HENRY FS(P) R99131. From North Sydney, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Dec 12/42 age 27. #167 Squadron (Ubique Sine Mora). Spitfire aircraft failed to return from a sortie. Flight Sergeant Pilot McConnell-Taylor has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
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ADRIAN RALPH F/O(P) J21309. From Bell Island, Conception Bay, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Jun 6/44 age 25. #183 Squadron (Versatility). F/O Taylor was flying Typhoon aircraft #R 879 and went missing south of Caen, France during operations. Flying Officer Pilot Taylor is buried in the Franco-British War Cemetery at St. Valery-en-Caux, near Dieppe, France.
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ALVIN MANSFIELD SGT(P) R209531. From Stratford, Ontario. Killed Oct 19/44 age 20. #7 Service Flying Training School, MacLeod, Alberta. Sgts Taylor and A.E. Churcher were engaged in circuits and aerobatics when they dove into a valley three miles northwest of Brocket, Alberta. They were both killed when Harvard aircraft #FH 121 mushed into the crest of a hill when the pilot tried to recover from the dive. Sergeant Pilot Taylor is buried in Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Ontario.
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ARTHUR EDWARD P/O(WAG) J16978. From Bradford, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 27/43 age 36. #158 Squadron (Strength In Unity). Halifax aircraft #HR 737 lost near Monchen-Gladbach, Germany. F/O C.W. Gebhard was also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Taylor was buried at Monchen-Gladbach, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
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ARTHUR MACLELLAN F/O(BA) J42734//R157411. From Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Apr 9/45 age 22. #408 Goose Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft #NP 769 was shot down two miles north of Heindenau, Germany during a night attack against Hamburg, Germany. F/Os J.C. Cunningham, A.P. Jensen, P/Os J.D. Walker, and R.A. Duncan were also killed. One Canadian, FS Smylie, was taken Prisoner of War. Flying Officer Bomb Aimer Taylor was buried at the crash site, exhumed, and reburied in the Becklingen War Cemetery at Soltau, Germany.
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BEVERLY THOMAS SGT(AG) R257974. From Bar River, Ontario. Killed Oct 15/44 age 19. #1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #HR 802 failed to return from a Bullseye training operation and a cross-country navigation exercise over the North Sea. FSs W.R. Wickham, B.J. Becker, P/Os A.H. MacLeod, G.A. Whinfield, Sgt H.W. McKay, and one of the crew, not Canadian, were also killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Taylor has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
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BRUCE WILSON SGT(P) R90503. From New Liskeard, Ontario. Killed Apr 13/42 age 22. #59 Operational Training Unit. Hurricane aircraft #Z 1750 and Hurricane #Z 4103 were in a mid-air collision one mile south of the Kirkbridge aerodrome, Cumberland. The pilot of Z 1750 landed uninjured. Z 4103 was completely wrecked killing Sgt Taylor. Sergeant Pilot Taylor is buried in the Daiston Road Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland, Scotland.
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CHARLES HUGH F/L(N) J9905. From Creston, British Columbia. Killed in Action Sep 14/44 age 26. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Beaufighter aircraft #NE 341 was damaged by enemy action while attacking a six ship enemy convoy and then ditched in the sea thirty miles south-east of Christiansand, Norway. Flight Lieutenant Taylor has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
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CHARLES WILLIAM WO2(AG) R160156. From Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jan 2/44 age 22. #550 Squadron (Per Ignem Vincimus). Target - Berlin, Germany. Lancaster aircraft #DV 345 was homeward bound and was on fire when it crashed into a ploughed field near Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England. Sgt M.G. Capel (RAF) and five others of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner Taylor is buried in the City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
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CYRIL GARFIELD FS(WAG) R69562. From Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Dec 13/41 age 26. #77 Squadron (Esse Potius Quam Videri). Whitley aircraft #Z 6801 lost to enemy action over, Belgium. Sgts J. Alterson, W.E. Mortimer (RAF), D.G. Robb (RAF), and P/O R.L. Lloyd (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Taylor is buried in the Citadelle Military Cemetery, Dinant, Namur, Belgium. Addendum: - The squadron was based at Leeming and the crew were lost during an attack against Nuremburg. Detail from "Some of the Many" by Roy Walker, Kent, England.
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DAVID DONALD SGT(AG) R74275. From Portsmouth, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 21/41 age 19. #207 Squadron (Sernper Paratus). Manchester aircraft ditched. Please see P/O G.S. MacDonald for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Taylor has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefieki Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
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DONALD ALLAN FS(AG) R191422. From Headingley, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 22/44 age 22. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Lancaster aircraft #ND 973 missing from a night trip to Weseling, Germany. P/Os S. Young and B.A. Rutherford were also killed. Four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Taylor is buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland.
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DONALD DAVID MACKENZIE CPL R132142 - radar mechanic. From Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Nov 7/44 age 26. #1 BSU. Transport ship #LST 420, from Tislbury, Essex, England, hit an enemy mine and sank whilst entering the harbour at Ostende. F/O H.D. Durrant, Sgts W.J. Marshall, A.E. Cooper, and LAC N.F. Ready were also killed. 219 other servicemen, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Corporal Taylor is buried in the New Communal Cemetery, Ostende, West Flanders, Belgium.
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DONALD GORDON SGT(WAG) R73449. From Salisbury, Westmorland County, New Brunswick. Killed Aug 20/42 age 27. #5 Operational Training Unit. The crew of Beaufort aircraft #L 4480 were engaged in night flying training when their aircraft exploded shortly after take-off and crashed at Glenhead Farm near Trunberry, Scotland. Sgt W.M. Vacheresse, F/O E.V. Roy (RAAF), and one RAF member of the crew were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Taylor is buried in the Dunure Cemetery, Ayrshire County, Scotland.
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DONALD MUIRHEAD AC2 R151572. From Williams Lake, British Columbia. Died on service Feb 3/42 age 21. AirCraftman Second Class Taylor is buried in the Cemetery at Williams Lake, British Columbia.
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DONALD THEODORE FS(WAG) R65251. From Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Oct 24/43 age 22. #150 Squadron (Aiei Anomen) Wellington aircraft missing since take-off on a trip to Peenemuncle, Germany. One Canadian, F/O R.B. Martin was taken Prisoner of War. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Taylor is buried in the Rossebo Churchyard, Haugesund, Norway. His name is also inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
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EDMUND RAY P/O(P) J7419. From Pickering, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 15/42 age 19. M.S.F.U. Sea Hurricane aircraft #V 6843 and a Tiger Moth aircraft collided in mid-air and crashed in the River Dee two and one half miles from Park gate, Neston, England. Pilot Officer Pilot Taylor is buried in the Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
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EDWARD ARTHUR THOMAS F/O(P) J20993 D.F.C. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 25/44 age 21. #252 Squadron. Beaufighter aircraft #L2 518 went down in the eastern Aegean Sea. The RAF navigator, FS D.C. Dick, was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Taylor has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
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ERNEST ALFRED P/O(BA) J85317//R133155 D.F.M. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Aug 19/44 age 24. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). P/O Taylor was killed in an off duty motor cycle accident near Pocklington, Yorkshire. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Taylor is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
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FINLAY RUSSELL F/O(N) J10890. From Errington, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Killed in Action Jul 29/43 age 21. #424 Tiger Squadron (Castigandos Castigamus). Wellington aircraft crashed. Please see F/O G.A. Souch D.F.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Taylor is buried in the American Military Cemetery, Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa.
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FREDERICK JOHN P/O(P) J15649. From St. Eustache, Quebec. Killed in Action Aug 28/42 age 21. #35 Squadron (Uno Anima Agimus). Halifax aircraft #W 7700 missing over enemy-held territory. F/O Albert Cook, FSs M.F. Robbins, P.W. Tucker-Feltham (RAF), Sgts G.F. Bush (RAF), and G.J. Phillips (RAF) were also killed. One RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Taylor is buried in the Military Cemetery, Montcornet, Aisne, France.
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FREDERICK STUART F/O(P) J20217. From Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. Killed Jun 27/43 age 26. #12 Operational Training Unit, Chipping Warden, England. Wellington aircraft #BJ 965 had the port engine propellor feathered and F/O Taylor was killed when he made a forced landing on the top of a hill two miles north of Eubsay near Skipton, Yorkshire. Flying Officer Pilot Taylor is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
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GARTH SHEARLY FS(FE) R73856. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Oct 4/43 age 21. #83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft #JA 972 missing near Terschelling during a night attack against Kassel, Germany. F/O A.J. Ellis was also killed and five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Flight Engineer Taylor is buried in the Terschelling General Cemetery, Frisian Islands, Friesland, Holland.
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GEORGE GORDON SGT(P) R60451. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed Sep 26/41 age 20. #58 Operational Training Unit. Spitfire aircraft #R 6983 missing while on a local flying training flight. Sergeant Pilot Taylor is buried in the Grandsable Cemetery, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
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GEORGE HUDSON AC2 R199483. From Toronto, Ontario. Died Dec 13/42 age 19. #11 Recruiting Centre, Toronto, Ontario. AC2 Taylor had remustered to aircrew and was on leave without pay when he died of natural causes. AirCraftman Second Class Taylor is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
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GEORGE ROBERT IAN FS(N) R108843. From Central Miranda, Oriente, Cuba. Killed Nov 29/42 age 23. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Stanley M.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Taylor is buried in the Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
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GERALD MCLAUGHLIN F/O(P) J86732. From Fabyan, Alberta. Killed in Action Aug 13/44 age 29. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Target - Russelheim, Germany. Please see P/O A.F. Nevin for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Taylor is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
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GLEN WHITCOMB F/L(P) C23860. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 23/44 age 22. #421 Red Indian Squadron (Bellicum Cecinere). F/L Taylor was flying Spitfire aircraft #MK 115 in a fighter sweep near Paris when he encountered enemy aircraft near Senlis, France. The Spitfire crashed in a nearby field. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Taylor is buried in the Communal Cemetery, Forfry, Seine-et-Marne, France.
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GLENFORD HERBERT P/O(N) J86442//R133342. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Apr 19/44 age 25. #433 Porcupine Squadron (Qui S'y Frotte S'y Pique). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see Sturmy W.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Taylor is buried in the New Communal Cemetery, Clichy, Seine, France.
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GLENN WILLIAM P/O(AG) J92342//R209137. From Grafton, Ontario. Killed in Action Jun 17/44 age 20. #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Target - Sterkrade, Germany. Please see F/L Ernest S. Smith K.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Taylor is buried in the Oud Leusden General Cemetery, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland.
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GLENWOOD ALEXANDER SGT(AG) R143910. From Arnprior, Ontario. Killed Feb 16/43 age 22. #16 Operational Training Unit. Sgt Taylor was killed when he walked into the moving propellor of Wellington aircraft #BK 258 during a crew change at Hedges aerodrome, Hinton, England. Sergeant Air Gunner Taylor is buried in the All Saints Churchyard, Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire, England.
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GORDON BATES LAC(P) R148397 - under training. From Schenectady, New York, U.S.A. Killed Jan 21/43 age 27. #16 Service Flying Training School, Hagersville, Ontario. LAC Taylor was engaged in night circuits and landings when Anson aircraft #7342 went out of control in a snow storm. He was killed when the aircraft crashed one mile south-west of the aerodrome at Hagersville. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Taylor is buried Vale Cemetery, Schenectady, New York, U.S.A.
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GORDON STUART F/O(P) J38520//R69763. From Owen Sound, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 8/45 age 26. #430 City of Sudbury Squadron. F/O Taylor was killed when his Spitfire aircraft developed engine troubel while on a reconnaissance operation in the MonchenGladbach area of Germany. Flying Officer Pilot Taylor is buried in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
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HAROLD ADAM F/O(P) J12821. From Parry Sound, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 26/43 age 25. #38 Squadron (Ante Lucem). Wellington aircraft #MP 627 failed to return from operations. Sgts A. Carter (RAF), M.A. Smith (RAF), K.F.W. Stevens (RAF), and F/O E.M. Stanton (RAF) were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Taylor has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
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HAROLD ALVAN SGT(OB) R55406. From Richmond, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 1/41 age 29. #44 Rhodesia Squadron (Fulmina Regis lusta). Hampden aircraft #AD 726 was shot down in the sea off De Haan, Belgium during bombing operations. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Observer Taylor was buried at De Haan, exhumed, and reburied in the Canadian War Cemetery, Adegem, East Flanders, Belgium.
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HAROLD FULFORD FS(WAG) R71922. From Harold, Ontario. Killed in Action May 6/42 age 23. #11 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, RCAF Station, Torbay, Newfoundland. Hudson aircraft #761 crashed and burned shortly after take-off from Torbay. Crewmen FSs Taylor, W.F. Colville and passengers F/Ls J.H. LeBlanc, R.I. Ehrlichman, Sgt M.H. Brothers, LACs N.C. Fleischman, S.E. Crymes and Cpl. C.F. Else also killed. FS Taylor had previously been in two aircraft accidents, the first on October 3, 1941 when a #11 BR Squadron Hudson caught fire and blew up on take-off at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and the second on January 27, 1942 when a #11 BR Squadron Hudson ran out of fuel, returning from a patrol, and made a forced landing near Botwood, Newfoundland. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Taylor is buried in the Gander Cemetery, Gander, Newfoundland.
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HERMANN JOHN FS(AG) R95405. From Giroux, Manitoba. Killed in Action Aug 19/42 age 20. #61 Squadron (Per Puram Tunantes). Lancaster aircraft missing. Please see Shepherd A.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Taylor has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Engleffeld Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
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JAMES WO2(BA) R98145. From Windsor, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 29/43. #76 Squadron (Resolute). Halifax aircraft missing. Please see FS R.W. MacNeill for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class II Taylor has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
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JAMES ALEXANDER CAMPBELL FS(AG) R130695. From Edmonton, Alberta. Killed in Action Apr 5/43 age 20. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus), Pathfinder Force. Target - Kiel, Germany. Please see Sargent H.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Taylor is buried in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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JAMES ALVIN FS(BA) R168071. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 8/44 age 19. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft #LL 114 missing whilst engaged in a special night operation. F/O A.E. Reid, F/O G.D. Carroll (RAF), Sgts R.D. Clement (RAF), K.W. Radford (RAF), P.T. Thompson (RAF), and G.S. Woodrow (RAF) were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Taylor is buried in the Communal Cemetery at Autrans, Isere, France.
