Sergeant Allan Douglass Taylor

Sergeant Allan Douglass Taylor was born on 8 October 1916 in Brooklyn, New York, and had lived in Canada since childhood. A Presbyterian and textile weaver living at 41 King Street in Huntingdon, Quebec, he enlisted at Montreal on 12 September 1939 and initially served with No. 9 Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. He went overseas in May 1940 and later transferred to the Canadian Provost Corps, serving in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe, including France and Holland. His service included promotion through the non-commissioned ranks to Sergeant. In September 1943 he was hospitalized for septic tonsillitis and underwent a tonsillectomy before returning to duty. By the later war years his wife, Edith Taylor, was recorded as his next of kin in Montreal. Taylor's overseas service ended on 1 December 1945, and he was discharged at Montreal South on 15 January 1946 to return to civil life. After discharge he returned permanently to the United States, where he had obtained employment. Existing CWVMP research records his death on 22 December 1970 in Santa Clara County, California.

1916-10-08 — Born.
1939-09-12 — Attested/enlisted for active service.
1939-10-13 — Unit correspondence confirmed U.S. birth and residence in Canada since age three.
1940-01-08 — Specialist review of a previously doubtful chest X-ray concluded Taylor was fit for service; no medical category change required.
1940-05-10 — Struck off strength on transfer from RCAMC Training Centre to No. 9 Field Ambulance.
1940-05-13 — Overseas service period began.
1941-01-21 — Admitted to No. 9 Field Ambulance with influenza.
1941-09-01 — Taken on strength from Provost Company Depot.
1943-05-04 — Transferred/attached within Canadian Provost Corps service sequence.
1943-09-24 to 1943-10-02 — Hospitalized for septic tonsillitis; tonsillectomy performed 25 Sep; returned to duty 2 Oct.
1945-08-06 — X-ray of both feet for comparison showed slight metatarsus primus varus bilaterally; otherwise negative.
1945-10-26 — Entered repatriation/reinforcement processing prior to return to Canada.
1945-11-05 — Granted 10 days' leave with rations allowance.
1945-11-27 — Granted 6 days' leave with rations allowance.
1945-12-01 — Overseas service terminated.
1945-12-02 — Taken on strength No. 4 District Depot after return to Canada; acting Sergeant recorded.
1946-01-15 — Discharged to return to civil life on demobilization.
1946-01-19 — American Consulate requested confirmation whether Taylor had taken an oath of allegiance during Canadian Army service.
1946-01-25 — Wrote to Paymaster-General requesting War Service Gratuity arrangements because he intended to return to the United States, where he had obtained employment.
1946-01-25 — National Defence returned Taylor's wartime wills dated 15 Sep 1939 and 9 May 1940.
1946-02-04 — National Defence confirmed to the American Consulate that Taylor had signed the Canadian Army oath of allegiance on attestation, 12 Sep 1939.
1946-03-12 — Reported that he had returned permanently to the United States; requested future gratuity cheques at his Schenectady address.
1970-12-22 — Died.