William Horace TAYLOR, GC, MBE
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No. & Rank at the Time of Action: Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
Unit/Occupation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Date and Place of Birth: 23rd October 1908, Salford, Lancs
Family: Husband of Mr Joan Isabel Skaife Taylor (nee d'Ingerthorpe) Married in 1946, died in 1985. A son and three daughters.
Early Life: Educated at Manchester Grammar School 1915-1925. In 1937 he became a Scout Commissioner of Central Division and also joined the Civil Defence.
Date and Place of GC Action: late September/early October 1940, RAF Depot, Uxbridge
The London Gazette: 14th January 1941