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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
TAYLOR, Glenwood Lawrence, OS, V26051, RCNVR, MPK - 07 Sep 1942, HMCS RACCOON - Son of Hiram Eugene and Lydia Adelia Taylor, of Bridgewater, NS.
OS Taylor died when his ship, HMCS RACCOON, which was on convoy escort in the St. Lawrence River off the Gaspé Peninsula, was hit and sunk by two torpedoes from U165. All 37 hands were lost.
Word was received Monday by Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Taylor that their son Glenwood Lawrence Taylor, A.B. was reported missing at sea.
Mr. Taylor who is 21 years of age, enlisted at Halifax just prior to his 20th birthday, having previously made several trips to Barbados with Capt. Andy Publicover of LaHave. Mr. Taylor is a member of a large family.
His father and mother who have been an invalid for the past year, are both living, as are three brothers, Rex now serving in the Royal Canadian Navy; Harry of Lake Centre; Wilbert of Waterloo, Quebec; and five sisters, Hattie at Kingston, N.S.; Blanche, Mrs. Clarence Rhodenhizer, Dayspring; Edna, Mrs. Bert Allan, Montreal; Violet, Mrs. Antonio Alves of Boston, Mass. and Alma at home. (The Lunenburg Progress Enterprise, Wednesday, 23 Sep 1942, page 7 / Researched by George Newbury)
Glenwood's brother, Rex Harold Taylor, served in the RCNR during the Second World War.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 09 May 1941. Commenced Active Service 09 May 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS PROTECTOR - Drafted to PROTECTOR 17 Jun 1941 as an OS, RCNVR GATE VESSEL 1 (former Ypres) - Drafted to GV-l 28 Jun 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS RACCOON - Drafted to Raccoon 25 Oct 1941 as an OS, RCNVR
(GT01) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2
(GT02) Article of OS Taylor lost at sea Halifax Chronicle, Friday, 18 Sep 1942
Second World War Casualty Index
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