Donald Theodore Taylor Flight Sergeant R/65251 150 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force Boston, Mass. US October 7, 1918 July 18, 1940 Halifax, Nova Scotia Shubenacadie, Hants Co., Nova Scotia 21 5 feet, 7 inches Medium Brown Black Single Farming Baptist Woodill Raymond Taylor (Father) October 24, 1942 24 Rossebo Churchyard, Haugesund, Norway British Plot. E. 15. Commemorated on Page 118 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Donald Theodore Taylor was the son of Woodill Raymond Taylor (1882-1964) and Harriet Margaret (Sibley) Taylor (1882-1944). Both his parents were born in Nova Scotia; his father in Halifax, and his mother in Wittenburg, Colchester County. His brother, Cyril R. Taylor (1916-2004), served in the Royal Canadian Air Force and was commissioned as a Pilot during World War II. The family during the 1920’s lived in Chaswood, a rural community located near Shubenacadie. Donald attended public school Chaswood between 1925 and 1935 completing his grade 11. Between 1936 and 1938 he completed a correspondence Diploma program through Chicago Vocational Training in Gas and Diesel Engines. From 1935 until his enlistment in the RCAF, Donald worked with his father on the farm in Chaswood. Donald’s hobby was studying engineering. His sports involvement included shot-put, broad jump, and swimming. Enlisting in the RCAF on July 18, 1940, in Halifax, Donald completed initial training in Canada. He received his Air Gunner Badge on May 26, 1941. On July 1, 1941, Donald was taken on strength in the United Kingdom and on July 12, 1941, he joined RAF 23 Operational Training Unit (OTU). In September he was transferred to RAF 40 Squadron, a Wellington night bomber squadron, initially located in England. The Squadron was transferred to Malta in October 1941 and to North Africa in May 1942. Donald was slightly injured while serving in Malta the result of an enemy air raid on December 18, 1941. In September of 1942 he was transferred to 150 Squadron, a Bomber Command station located in Lincolnshire. On October 23/24, 1942, Donald was serving as Wireless/Air Gunner on an aircraft that failed to return from air operations. He is buried in the Rossebo Churchyard, Haugesund, Norway.

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