Date: 14/06/2010
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Pte. John Taylor (birth name Johann Theilinger)
[Image courtesy of his daughter Marguerite Ward, via Jeremy Monk].
Served as : Private John Taylor.
Unit/Base: No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando 3 troop (aka 'X Troop)
Regiment/Corps: Pioneer Corps / The Buffs
Army Numbers: 13118712 and 6305478.
Private Johann Theilinger was a Sudetan Czech from Mikolov. He was baptised a Catholic and later in life could speak numerous languages. He fought in the International Brigades in Spain, the Czech army in exile, later joining No.10 Commando. Serious injuries after an accident with a phosphorous grenade at Littlehampton resulted in his discharge from active service.
Anecdotal evidence points to John also being at Dieppe. According to his daughter, he and Platt remained in contact after the war. According to the family "John rescued him from Dieppe beach and put him in a boat". Furthermore, after the war, John...
Anecdotal evidence points to John also being at Dieppe. According to his daughter, he and Platt remained in contact after the war. According to the family "John rescued him from Dieppe beach and put him in a boat". Furthermore, after the war, John visited Dieppe and commented that he had been there during the war.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Wed 20 Oct 2021 12:44:29 EDT
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| show fullshow summaryAnecdotal evidence points to John also being at Dieppe. According to his daughter, he and Platt remained in contact after the war. According to the family "John rescued him from Dieppe beach and put him in a boat". Furthermore, after the war, John...
Anecdotal evidence points to John also being at Dieppe. According to his daughter, he and Platt remained in contact after the war. According to the family "John rescued him from Dieppe beach and put him in a boat". Furthermore, after the war, John visited Dieppe and commented that he had been there during the war.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Wed 20 Oct 2021 12:44:29 EDT