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Merrill Samuel Taylor

In memory of:

Lieutenant Merrill Samuel Taylor

July 7, 1918
Hamel, France

Military Service

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force

Division:

209th Squadoron

Citation(s):

Croix de Guerre (France).

Additional Information

Born:

April 15, 1893
Singhampton, Ontario

Son of Samuel and Mary Taylor.

Commemorated on Page 594 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

The Arras Flying Services Memorial is in the Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, which is in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle in the western part of the town of Arras, near the Citadel, approximately 2 kilometres due west of the railway station.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Regina Morning Leader c1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Morning Leader c1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Honour Roll– "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", 1921.

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    Honour Roll
    Honour Roll – "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", 1921.
  • Photo of Merrill Taylor– Lt. Merrill Samuel Taylor was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church, Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario. His photograph and story appeared in the Trinity War Book in 1921.

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    Photo of Merrill Taylor – Lt. Merrill Samuel Taylor was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church, Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario. His photograph and story appeared in the Trinity War Book in 1921.
  • Biography– Trinity War Book

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    Biography – Trinity War Book
  • Biography– Flt.-Lieut. Neil J. Taylor was the brother of Lt. Merrill Samuel Taylor. Source: Trinity War Book, Trinity Methodist Church, Toronto, 1921.

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    Biography – Flt.-Lieut. Neil J. Taylor was the brother of Lt. Merrill Samuel Taylor. Source: Trinity War Book, Trinity Methodist Church, Toronto, 1921.
  • Photo of Merrill Taylor– From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.

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    Photo of Merrill Taylor
    Photo of Merrill Taylor – From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.

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