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Digital gallery of Lance Sergeant Leonard Howard Taylor
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Press clipping
Sergeant Taylor enlisted in the Army in 1941 and went overseas in 1943. He was an instructor in England until the summer of 1944, when he was wounded by a V-1 rocket, After recuperation, he was transferred to The Queen's Own Rifles in Normandy. Sergeant Taylor died from serious wounds received in battle on 17 April in Friesland, Holland. -
Grave Marker
This photo of Sgt Taylor's gravemarker was taken in June, 2003. -
Grave Marker
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Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram June 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Leonard Howard Taylor
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Leonard Howard Taylor
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Leonard Howard Taylor
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Leonard Howard Taylor
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Leonard Howard Taylor
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Leonard Howard Taylor
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 569 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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HOLTEN CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Netherlands
Holten is a village 20 kilometres east of the town of Deventer, on the main A1 motorway from Amsterdam to Bremen in Germany. Following the A1 motorway, turn off at exit 26 and follow the N332 in the direction of Holten. Follow the N332 until reaching a signpost for Holterberg. Turn right onto the N344 in the direction of Holten, then at the T junction turn left towards Holten and follow this road to the roundabout. Take second exit then turn first right towards Holterberg. Follow this road uphill until you see a green Commission sign pointing to the right. Turn right down the track and follow to the end. Turn left and the cemetery lies along here on the left hand side.
Historical Information: The Netherlands fell to the Germans in May 1940 and was not re-entered by Allied forces until September 1944. The great majority of those buried in Holten Canadian War Cemetery died during the last stages of the war in Holland, during the advance of the Canadian 2nd Corps into northern Germany, and across the Ems in April and the first days of May 1945. After the end of hostilities the remains of over 1,300 Canadian soldiers were brought together into this cemetery.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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