Sergeant Jonathan Taylor
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Caption & credit
Jonathan Taylor, with fish!
Postings
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountblairy Patrol | Patrol Leader | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
National ID
SUCK 40/1
Occupation
Gamekeeper
Address
The Kennels, Forglen
Other information
Jonathan Taylor joined the Gordon Highlanders in 1918, and travelled through France, Germany and Belgium before demobbing in November 1919. On leaving the army, he took up a post at the Forglen Estate in Turriff.
As a keen fisherman, he knew the River Deveron well.
A friend of the Banff Patrol's Sergeant George Copeland's son, recalls Jonathan Taylor giving him a Fairbairn Sykes Knife. Jonathan also taught him attack moves, and somewhere along the line the person had a Smith and Wesson revolver and a Sten gun, possibly from an Operational Base.
References
TNA ref WO199/3388, Hancock data held at B.R.A
Helen Harold (Granddaughter)