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Dec 23, 1891
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Born in Brookfield, Nova Scotia to George and
Elizabeth (nee Pratt) Taylor
David’s father died in 1907 and his mother
remarried
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Nov 11, 1917
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, SR (Saskatchewan Regiment) under the MSA in Regina, Saskatchewan
Ø Number 4090293
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Elizabeth Burrie, mother, Greens Creek, Nova Scotia
Ø Previous occupation given as
Farm Labourer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
He was noted as a Defaulter
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Feb 28, 1918
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Swift Current, Saskatchewan
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Mar 24, 1918
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Admitted to the Bellevue Military Hospital in
Halifax, Nova Scotia with a diagnosis that reads Measles
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Apr 20, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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May 16, 1918
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Embarked the SS Valacia in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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May 27, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Bramshott where he was Taken On Strength of the 15th Reserve
Battalion
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Sep 11, 1918
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Transferred to the 5th Battalion
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Sep 12, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 5th
Battalion
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Sep 16, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the
Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Sep 28, 1918
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While still at the reinforcement camp, he was
transferred to reinforce the 21st Battalion without having joined
the 5th Battalion at the front
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Oct 2, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Taylor joined the 21st Battalion south – west of Bourlon, France
and was posted to “D” Company
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion led the 2nd
Canadian Division across the Bonn Bridge to enter Germany as part of the
Occupying Force and proceeded to Sieburg
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Mar 9, 1919
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Proceeded to Namur, Belgium on Guard Duty
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Apr 3, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian Records List and
posted to the 25th Battalion in Auvelais, Belgium for the purpose
of returning to Canada
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Apr 8, 1919
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Embarked the SS Prince George in Havre, France
On arrival in England, he was attached to “J”
Wing in Witley pending return to Canada
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May 10, 1919
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Southampton
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May 16, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Taken On
Strength of Military District No. 6
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May 25, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 218350
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Greens Creek, Nova Scotia
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Battrum, Saskatchewan
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Feb 5, 1925
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Married to Evra “Eva” Kathleen Gray
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