Taylor, Edith E.: my Air Force recollections (November 13, 2006)

Interviewee: Taylor, Edith E.

ABSTRACT: Leading Aircraftwoman Edith Taylor Mrs. Edith Taylor was born in Nottingham, England. She was 14 years old when the war began, and decided to follow her brother's lead and join the air force. She worked with the bomber command, where she met her husband Ken. They were married in 1947, the same year that she arrived in Canada. Unlike most of the war brides, Mrs. Taylor flew to Canada. Her and Ken moved into a old granary, but unfortunately lost it in a fire. Ken was killed in an accident on the farm. Mrs. Taylor decided to move to Victoria because farm life and the snow would be too much for her to handle on her own. Mrs. Taylor currently resides in Victoria and is an active member of the War Bride Association.

Rank: Leading Aircraftwoman.

Interviewer: Price, Kristin

An interview/narrative of Edith Taylor's experiences during World War II. Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor served with RAF Bomber Command. Interview took place on November 13, 2006.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Taylor, Edith E.
• Price, Kristin

Subject

• Military history
• World War (1914-1918)
• Personal narratives--Canadian
• World War (1939-1945)

Language

• eng

Date created

• November 13, 2006

Relation

• Title of paper: "British War Brides".
• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 2 sound recordings (MP3)

Geographic coverage

• England
• British Columbia--Victoria

Coordinates

• 52.16045, -0.70312
• 48.4359, -123.35155

Additional physical characteristics

• One original audio cassette in Special Collections.

Physical repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• reminiscences
• oral histories (literary genre)
• interviews
• sound recordings

Archival item identifier

• TEE_505

Fonds title

• Military oral history collection

Fonds identifier

• SC141

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection

Date digitized

• January 24, 2013

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 44 kHz. In .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 24 kHz. Digitized by JF, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview migrated to digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2013. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

Rights

• This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/kgeb-k372

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