William Hendry Taylor

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

270465

Unit at enlistment:

215th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

Mount Hope Cemetery, Soldiers' Plot, Brantford, Ontario

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Lancashire

Birth city:

Greater Manchester, Salford

Address at enlistment:

244 Wellington Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

244 Wellington Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Porter

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

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Letters and documents

Miscellaneous

BX April 6, 1942

William Hendry Taylor

The death occurred Sunday morning at the Brantford General Hospital of William H. Taylor, 65 Queen Street, in his sixty-eighth year. Deceased was born in England, but had been a resident of this City for the past 28 years. He was employed by the Brantford Municipal Railway, and retired a little over a year ago. Mr. Taylor saw active service in the last Great War. He was a member of the Anglican Church and former member of the Schubert Choir. Mr. Taylor is resting at Reid and Brown’s Slumber Room until Tuesday, when service will take place in the Chapel in the afternoon. Interment will be in the Soldiers’ Plot at Mount Hope Cemetery.

BX April 8, 1942

William H. Taylor

The funeral of William H. Taylor took place Tuesday afternoon from Reid and Brown’s Chapel. Rev. F.W. Schaffter of St. Jude’s Anglican Church was in charge of the service, which was attended by a gathering of relatives and friends. The floral tributes were numerous and beautiful. Interment was in the Soldiers’ Plot at Mount Hope Cemetery, the pallbearers being H. Wesley and H. Johnson, representing the Brantford Municipal Railway, of which deceased was a retired employee; T. Kirton, H. Kneller and F. Chatters, representing the Brantford Branch of the Canadian Legion, and Fred Bowman Jr.