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| Name: |
Frank Harold Taylor |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
41, 84 |
| Victories: |
10 |
| Born: |
11 August 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died: |
07 June 1985 |
| Place of Death: |
Mattituck, New York, USA |
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A student, living in Toronto, Frank Harold Taylor was the son of Thomas and Jane (Blitchford)Taylor. He served in the militia with the 109th Regiment for seven months before he enlisted on 13 September 1916. After serving with the 204th and 116th Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Lieutenant Taylor transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in the summer of 1917. Posted to 41 Squadron in September 1917, he scored his first victory flying the D.H.5. Shortly thereafter, his squadron was re-equipped with the S.E.5a. Flying this aircraft, Taylor scored seven more victories before returning to Canada on leave in May 1918
and received the Military Cross in June 1918. On 14 September 1918, he joined 84 Squadron and,
as commander of C flight, was credited with two Fokker D.VIIs in the last month of the war. |
Frank Harold Taylor, Courtesy of Frank Ross |
Frank Harold Taylor, Courtesy of Frank Ross |
84 Squadron, 14 November 1918, Courtesy of Frank Ross |
Taylor's Flight Log, Courtesy of Frank Ross |
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| Military Cross (MC) |
Lt. Frank Harold Taylor, Cent. Ont. Regt., attd. R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On one occasion, whilst on offensive patrol, he shot down a hostile scout in flames and a second out of control. On the following day he shot down an enemy triplane, which finally crashed to earth. During the recent operations he has carried out many successful attacks on enemy infantry from low altitudes, and has taken part in over 80 offensive patrols. His gallantry and good service merit the highest praise.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
30 Nov 1917 |
1400 |
41 |
D.H.5 (B667) |
C (OOC) 1 |
Bourlon Wood |
| 2 |
25 Jan 1918 |
1430 |
41 |
S.E.5a (C1752) |
Albatros D.V (DES) 2 |
Vitry |
| 3 |
16 Mar 1918 |
1600 |
41 |
S.E.5a (C1752) |
L.V.G. C (DES) |
Bourlon Wood |
| 4 |
18 Mar 1918 |
1415 |
41 |
S.E.5a (C1752) |
L.V.G. C (DES) |
Lécluse |
| 5 |
23 Mar 1918 |
1130 |
41 |
S.E.5a (C1752) |
Albatros D.V (DESF) |
Bourlon Wood |
| 6 |
23 Mar 1918 |
1130 |
41 |
S.E.5a (C1752) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Bourlon Wood |
| 7 |
24 Mar 1918 |
0900 |
41 |
S.E.5a (C1752) |
Triplane (DES) |
Vaulx |
| 8 |
24 Mar 1918 |
0950 |
41 |
S.E.5a (C1752) |
Balloon (DES) |
Fontaine les Croisilles |
| u/c |
26 Mar 1918 |
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41 |
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Albatros Scout |
Albert/Bapaume |
| u/c |
26 Mar 1918 |
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41 |
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Albatros Scout |
Boiry-Saint-Martin |
| 9 |
03 Nov 1918 |
1530 |
84 |
S.E.5a (F855) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Forêt de Mormal |
| 10 |
10 Nov 1918 |
1000 |
84 |
S.E.5a (F855) |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
SE of Faynolle |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt Meredith Thomas, Capt Loudoun MacLean, Lt Russell Winnicott |
| 2 |
Shared with 2Lt Harry Watson |
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