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Harold Edgar Tylor

Male 1880 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Harold Edgar Tylor 
    Born 12 Dec 1880  Tewkesbury, , Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    Residence Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-225112 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I225112  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Uploader's Notes: From Letters from the Front, Imperial Bank of Canada Born 12th December, 1880, at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. Father, Joseph S. Tylor (deceased). Educated at the Collegiate Institute, Galt, Ontario. Entered the service of the Bank, 5th September, 1899. Enlisted, 30th September, 1915, from St. Thomas branch, where he was Manager, in 2nd Pioneer Battalion, with the rank of Captain and Quartermaster. Appointed Adjutant, 24th April, 1917. Transferred to 6th Battalion, Canadian Engineers, 24th May, 1918. Principal actions: St. Eloi, Somme, 1916; Vimy, Hill 70, Passchendaele, 1917; Amiens, Arras, 1918. Demobilized, 18th December, 1918. Returned to duty with the Bank, 11th December, 1918. NOTE: Captain Tylor served in the South African War with the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles as a Private in 1901. He holds the Queen's South African Medal with three bars. He took part in the action at HartsRiver in 1901.

      Uploader's Research notes: From Letters from the Front, Imperial Bank of Canada Born 12th December, 1880, at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. Father, Joseph S. Tylor (deceased). Educated at the Collegiate Institute, Galt, Ontario. Entered the service of the Bank, 5th September, 1899. Enlisted, 30th September, 1915, from St. Thomas branch, where he was Manager, in 2nd Pioneer Battalion, with the rank of Captain and Quartermaster. Appointed Adjutant, 24th April, 1917. Transferred to 6th Battalion, Canadian Engineers, 24th May, 1918. Principal actions: St. Eloi, Somme, 1916; Vimy, Hill 70, Passchendaele, 1917; Amiens, Arras, 1918. Demobilized, 18th December, 1918. Returned to duty with the Bank, 11th December, 1918. NOTE: Captain Tylor served in the South African War with the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles as a Private in 1901. He holds the Queen's South African Medal with three bars. He took part in the action at HartsRiver in 1901.

      "Captain Harold Edgar Tylor :: CGWP Record Detail". 2022. Cgwp.Uvic.Ca. https://cgwp.uvic.ca/person.php?pid=71880.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Dec 1880 - Tewkesbury, , Gloucestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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