Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Taylor akaberekerwa muIndia panguva yaitonga Britain. Zvisinei, akaendeswa kuchikoro chebhodhingi muEngland pazera ramakore matanhatu, achiona vabereki vake kashoma pashure pacho. Apo Kim akanga ava namakore mapfumbamwe baba vake vakafa uye gore rakatevera racho iye akavamba kupinda Sevenoaks Chikoro, icho iye nokukurumidza akarangarira somusha. Apo Hondo yeNyika II yakatanga, Taylor akanga ane makore 17. Akadzokera kuIndia, achitora chinzvimbo chokudzidzisa paSt Paul's School, Darjeeling. Muna 1942 akagadzwa muuto reIndia uye akashanda muhondo yeBurma, achibviswa mu
Akyab.