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James Alvin Taylor

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant James Alvin Taylor

February 8, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

R/168071

Age:

19

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

138 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

June 6, 1924
Hamilton, Ontario

Son of James Prunty Taylor and Mary Olive Taylor, of Hamilton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 458 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AUTRANS COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Isere, France

Grave Reference:

Grave 5.

Location:

Autrans is a village and commune 14 kilometres west of Grenoble. Trains are available to Grenoble, where taxis may be obtained for the journey to the AUTRANS COMMUNAL CEMETERY. This is on the north-west side of the village and to the best of our knowledge is only accessible from April to October. The graves of 5 British and 2 Canadian airmen lie to the right of the entrance and central path, against the rear boundary.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of JAMES ALVIN TAYLOR– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES ALVIN TAYLOR – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JAMES ALVIN TAYLOR– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES ALVIN TAYLOR – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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  • Letter– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Letter – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator c.1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: Hamilton Spectator February 23, 1944.

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    Newspaper Clipping – Source: Hamilton Spectator February 23, 1944.
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  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant James Alvin Taylor is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant James Alvin Taylor is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant James Alvin Taylor is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant James Alvin Taylor is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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