Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Hay Taylor
In memory of:
Lance Corporal William Hay Taylor
May 27, 1940
Military Service
2566142
26
Army
Royal Armoured Corps
'B' Sqn., 13th/18th Royal Hussars
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Nicol Taylor; husband of Ruby Taylor, of Sowerby, Thirsk, Yorkshire.
Commemorated on Page 18 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
DUNKIRK MEMORIAL
Nord, France
Column 3.
The Dunkirk Memorial stands at the entrance to the British War Graves Section of Dunkirk Town Cemetery, which lies at the south-eastern corner of the town of Dunkirk, immediately south of the canal and on the road to Veurne (Furnes) in Belgium. The Dunkirk Memorial commemorates more than 4,500 casualties of the British Expeditionary Force who died in the campaign of 1939-40 and who have no known grave. The memorial was designed by Philip Hepworth. The engraved glass panel depicting the evacuation was created by John Hutton.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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