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Stanley Taylor

In memory of:

Trooper Stanley Taylor

March 30, 1945

Military Service

Service Number:

B/76314

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

British Columbia Regiment, R.C.A.C.

Division:

14. 28th Armd. Regt.

Additional Information

Son of Charles Richard and Florence Mercy Taylor, of New Southgate, Middlesex.

Commemorated on Page 569 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

XI. B. 8.

Location:

Groesbeek is located 10 km south east of the town of Nijmegen and close to the German frontier. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is 3 km north of the village and 1500 metres east of the main road to Nijmegen. On leaving the A73 motorway at the junction Overasselt Mook Groesbeek follow directions to Mook. Follow direction signs towards Mook War cemetery. After passing Mook War cemetery continue to the village of Groesbeek to a set of traffic lights. Turn left at the lights onto Dorpstraat passing through Groesbeek. The road name then changes to Molenweg. A Commonwealth War Graves Commission direction sign indicates the right hand turning from Molenweg onto the Zeven Heuvelenweg. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is located on the right hand side, about 1 km after entering this road. On the Memorial in the Canadian War Cemetery at Groesbeek are inscribed the following words:
Pro amicis mortui amicis vivimus, We live in the hearts of friends for whom we died.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Stanley Victor Taylor British home child was born on December 1, 1914 at West Ham, Essex, England. He was the son of Charles Richard Taylor and Florence Mercy Kendall, who had been married at West Ham in 1904. At the time of the 1911 England Census, Stanley’s parents were living in West Ham with their older children, Charles Jr. (4), Emily (3) and Sidney (1). Stanley’s father Charles was working as a postman. Charles Taylor Sr. died in 1924, when Stanley was 9 years old. Stanley (age 14) was immigrated from West Ham Union to Canada with a group of children from National Children’s Home (NCH), arriving at Halifax on March 24, 1929 aboard the S.S. Cedric. He was sent from the receiving home in Hamilton, Ontario, on placement with farmer Chris Richardson of R.R. #3 Campbellville, Ontario until September 1932. He was assigned to another farm nearby where he completed his indenture at the end of 1932.

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    Memorial – Stanley Victor Taylor British home child was born on December 1, 1914 at West Ham, Essex, England. He was the son of Charles Richard Taylor and Florence Mercy Kendall, who had been married at West Ham in 1904. At the time of the 1911 England Census, Stanley’s parents were living in West Ham with their older children, Charles Jr. (4), Emily (3) and Sidney (1). Stanley’s father Charles was working as a postman. Charles Taylor Sr. died in 1924, when Stanley was 9 years old. Stanley (age 14) was immigrated from West Ham Union to Canada with a group of children from National Children’s Home (NCH), arriving at Halifax on March 24, 1929 aboard the S.S. Cedric. He was sent from the receiving home in Hamilton, Ontario, on placement with farmer Chris Richardson of R.R. #3 Campbellville, Ontario until September 1932. He was assigned to another farm nearby where he completed his indenture at the end of 1932.
  • Badge– Stanley Victor Taylor British home child was born on December 1, 1914 at West Ham, Essex, England. He was the son of Charles Richard Taylor and Florence Mercy Kendall, who had been married at West Ham in 1904. At the time of the 1911 England Census, Stanley’s parents were living in West Ham with their older children, Charles Jr. (4), Emily (3) and Sidney (1). Stanley’s father Charles was working as a postman. Charles Taylor Sr. died in 1924, when Stanley was 9 years old. Stanley (age 14) was immigrated from West Ham Union to Canada with a group of children from National Children’s Home (NCH), arriving at Halifax on March 24, 1929 aboard the S.S. Cedric. He was sent from the receiving home in Hamilton, Ontario, on placement with farmer Chris Richardson of R.R. #3 Campbellville, Ontario until September 1932. He was assigned to another farm nearby where he completed his indenture at the end of 1932.

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    Badge
    Badge – Stanley Victor Taylor British home child was born on December 1, 1914 at West Ham, Essex, England. He was the son of Charles Richard Taylor and Florence Mercy Kendall, who had been married at West Ham in 1904. At the time of the 1911 England Census, Stanley’s parents were living in West Ham with their older children, Charles Jr. (4), Emily (3) and Sidney (1). Stanley’s father Charles was working as a postman. Charles Taylor Sr. died in 1924, when Stanley was 9 years old. Stanley (age 14) was immigrated from West Ham Union to Canada with a group of children from National Children’s Home (NCH), arriving at Halifax on March 24, 1929 aboard the S.S. Cedric. He was sent from the receiving home in Hamilton, Ontario, on placement with farmer Chris Richardson of R.R. #3 Campbellville, Ontario until September 1932. He was assigned to another farm nearby where he completed his indenture at the end of 1932.
  • Memorial– Stanley Victor Taylor British home child was born on December 1, 1914 at West Ham, Essex, England. He was the son of Charles Richard Taylor and Florence Mercy Kendall, who had been married at West Ham in 1904. At the time of the 1911 England Census, Stanley’s parents were living in West Ham with their older children, Charles Jr. (4), Emily (3) and Sidney (1). Stanley’s father Charles was working as a postman. Charles Taylor Sr. died in 1924, when Stanley was 9 years old. Stanley (age 14) was immigrated from West Ham Union to Canada with a group of children from National Children’s Home (NCH), arriving at Halifax on March 24, 1929 aboard the S.S. Cedric. He was sent from the receiving home in Hamilton, Ontario, on placement with farmer Chris Richardson of R.R. #3 Campbellville, Ontario until September 1932. He was assigned to another farm nearby where he completed his indenture at the end of 1932.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Stanley Victor Taylor British home child was born on December 1, 1914 at West Ham, Essex, England. He was the son of Charles Richard Taylor and Florence Mercy Kendall, who had been married at West Ham in 1904. At the time of the 1911 England Census, Stanley’s parents were living in West Ham with their older children, Charles Jr. (4), Emily (3) and Sidney (1). Stanley’s father Charles was working as a postman. Charles Taylor Sr. died in 1924, when Stanley was 9 years old. Stanley (age 14) was immigrated from West Ham Union to Canada with a group of children from National Children’s Home (NCH), arriving at Halifax on March 24, 1929 aboard the S.S. Cedric. He was sent from the receiving home in Hamilton, Ontario, on placement with farmer Chris Richardson of R.R. #3 Campbellville, Ontario until September 1932. He was assigned to another farm nearby where he completed his indenture at the end of 1932.

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