A stained glass window at the Church of St. Aidan was dedicated to parishioner Private Joseph Rollit Taylor, who was killed in the First World War. Joseph was born on 14 May 1897 to Joseph and Katie M. Taylor in Montreal, Quebec. The family moved to Toronto where Taylor was a student when he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 15 November 1915, then placed in the 44th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force. On 31 January 1917 he was killed by a German bullet.
Toronto, Ontario
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Inscription
Put on the whole armour of God.
Eph 6-11
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF PTE. JOSEPH ROLLIT TAYLOR 3RD DIV. CYCLISTS,
TRANSFERRED TO 44TH BATT. C.E.F. KILLED IN ACTION AT VIMY RIDGE JAN 31ST 1917.
BURIED AT VILLERS STATION MILITARY CEMETERY FRANCE. ERECTED BY HIS PARENTS 1923.
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Location
Private Joseph Rollit Taylor Window
2423 Queen Street E
Toronto
Ontario
Private Joseph Rollit Taylor Window
2423 Queen Street E
Toronto
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.6730903
Long. -79.2855124
Lat. 43.6730903
Long. -79.2855124
Private Joseph Rollit Taylor Window
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