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George Taylor

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
636728
Unit at enlistment: 
155th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
May 27th, 1917
Cemetery: 
Leicester (Welford Road) Cemetery - Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom - O1.274.
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Kent
Address at enlistment: 
66 Eagle Avenue, Brantford, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
Chatham, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Salvation Army Captain
Religious denominations: 
Salvation Army
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
34

Letters and documents

Cause and Place of Death: Died of Wounds. GSW Right Foot, 1/5th Northern General Hospital, Leicester

BX June 4, 1917

Veteran of Vimy Ridge is Dead – Private George Taylor Died of Wounds in Leicester Hospital

Mrs. Taylor of 66 Eagle Avenue has received word of the death of her husband, Pte. George Taylor, in Leicester General Hospital on May 27, of gunshot wounds received at Vimy Ridge. The deceased went out from Brantford as a Salvation Army officer and was stationed at Tweed, Ont., when he enlisted in the 155th Battalion. His death is deeply regretted by the local corps, who held him in high esteem.

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