A Second War Group To Lieutenant (Nursing Sister) Margaret Daphne Taylor; Rcamc

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps: 1939-1945 Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-1935; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas Clasp; and Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal 1953. Original ribbons on the six Second World War medals, the Coronation Medal with its original bow-tied ribbon and accompanied by its Award Document (named to "Miss Margaret D. Taylor"), dark patinas on the four silver medals, all items mounted on a green velvetine cloth, in a 315 mm x 470 mm wooden frame under glass, the frame with suspension loop for wall hanging, extremely fine. Accompanied by a Photograph of Taylor (digitalized from an original black and white image, in a 217 mm x 165 mm brass frame under glass, easel back), along with copies of her Service Records, Certificate of Service, Medals Award Card, Applications for the Award of the Campaign Stars and the Defence Medal (dated July 24, 1945) and assorted letters.

Footnote: Margaret Daphne Taylor was born on September 14, 1914. She took a Nursing Course from 1933 to 1935 at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, graduating as a Registered Nurse. Taylor signed her Canadian Active Service Force Attestation Paper "Officer's Declaration Paper" as a 2nd Lieutenant (Nursing Sister) (TD 16086) with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in Toronto, on August 5, 1942, at the age of 27, naming her next-of-kin as her father, Francis Eric Taylor of Oakville, Ontario, then posted to Chorley Park Military Hospital RCAMC in Toronto. She was appointed three weeks later to the commissioned rank of Lieutenant (Nursing Sister) on August 27, 1942. She was re-posted to No. 18 Canadian General Hospital RCAMC in Cobourg, Ontario on January 31, 1943, attached to Chorley Park Military Hospital RCAMC. Lieutenant (Nursing Sister) Taylor embarked Canada for overseas service on July 21, 1943, disembarking in the United Kingdom on the 28th, where she was posted to duty at Bramshott General Hospital. Her unit, No. 18 Canadian General Hospital, was first attached to No. 2 Canadian General Hospital, then attached to No. 8 Canadian General Hospital. She was placed on the 1 Canadian General Reinforcement Unit (Y List) on January 20, 1944. Lieutenant (Nursing Sister) Taylor, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps departed the United Kingdom for service in the Italian theatre on November 5, 1944, disembarking in Italy on the 17th. After four months service in Italy, she embarked for France on March 14, 1945, disembarking on the 17th. Upon the ceasing of hostilities, she volunteered for service in the Pacific theatre on May 15, 1945 but her services there were not required. Lieutenant (Nursing Sister) Margaret Daphne Taylor returned to Canada and was struck off strength upon return to reverse status, on September 26, 1945 and subsequently transferred to the Reserve of Officers the following day, credited with having served in Canada, the United Kingdom, the Central Mediterranean Area and Continental Europe, entitled to wear the War Service Badge, Number 448861. For her Second World War service, she was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, the Italy Star, the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas Clasp and the War Medal 1939-1935. Taylor was later awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal in 1953 and was released from service in the Canadian Army on September 28, 1956.