Private William Edward Taylor
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Taylor,
William Edward
Date of birth: 1898-11-04
Place of birth: Scotstown Quebec Canada
Next of kin: J.W. Taylor, Father, Scotstown, Quebec, Canada
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Lumberman
Occupation (normalized): Logger (General)
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-10-30
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Tyne Cot Cemetery, LXII. B. 13.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 133096
Highest Rank:
Private
(Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)
Rank detail
- Private, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Private, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Passchendaele
Commemoration location: Scotstown, Quebec
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 464863
LAC ID:
273017
Service file: B9554-S031
Uploader's Notes: Son of John Whyte Taylor and Katherine Gillies Taylor, of Scotstown, P.Q., Canada. Served with 8th Royal Rifles, Canadian Militia. Service number with the 57th Battalion was 450103. Original overseas unit 73rd Canadian Infantry Battalion. joined the P.P.C.L.I. in the field July 22, 1917.
Uploader's Research notes: LAC has two sets of attestation papers. One gives birth date as 4/11/1896 the other 4/11/1898. Second attestation papers show enlistment date as 16/1/1917 at Montreal, Quebec. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 73rd Battalion Served 4 months with them. Private Army Canadian Infantry 57th Battalion Served 6 months with them. Private Army Canadian Infantry 6th University Company Private Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2007-12-31