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William Gordon Taylor

In memory of:

Sergeant William Gordon Taylor

August 19, 1942
Dieppe, France

Military Service

Service Number:

A/21888

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Born:

July 4, 1919
Chatham, Ontario

Enlistment:

September 18, 1939
Windsor, Ontario

Son of William and Elizabeth Taylor of Chatham, Ontario. Husband of Jane Taylor, of Gateacre, Lancashire, England.

Commemorated on Page 119 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CALAIS CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (Leubringhen)
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

4. B. 10.

Location:

Leubringhen is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, halfway between Calais and Boulogne. The Calais Canadian War Cemetery is in Leubringhen and is situated on the east side of the Calais-Boulogne road, 14 kilometres from Calais. From Calais leave the motorway at junction 9 and turn left onto the N3-E402 toward St Inglevert. Proceed through the village and immediately after, turn first left over motorway bridge and follow the road for approximately 250 metres. The Calais Canadian War Cemetery will be found on the left.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Grave marker - Calais Canadian War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker – Grave marker - Calais Canadian War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Entrance - Calais Canadian War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Entrance - Calais Canadian War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Calais Canadian War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Calais Canadian War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of WILLIAM GORDON TAYLOR– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of WILLIAM GORDON TAYLOR – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of William Gordon Taylor– From the book; …and they never came back. The story of the C. V. S (Chatham Vocational School) students who fought and died in World War 11. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me, with the permission of the author Peter N. Stanojevic.

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    Photo of William Gordon Taylor – From the book; …and they never came back. The story of the C. V. S (Chatham Vocational School) students who fought and died in World War 11. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me, with the permission of the author Peter N. Stanojevic.
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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