William Taylor was a British army surgeon remembered for his role as deputy inspector of hospitals (DIH) at Waterloo serving under Sir James Grant MD (1778–1852). No biography of Taylor exists beyond his entry in Drew's records of commissioned officers in the medical services of the British Army. Taylor appears to have been a Scotsman and is first noted as a hospital mate in 1795. He joined the 10th Royal Dragoons (Hussars from 1806) as an assistant surgeon in 1797. He is recorded at Guildford (1800) and Brighton (1803). He was made surgeon in August 1803. A further reference to Taylor, deduced from the title of “regimental surgeon,” is documented at Lewes, Sussex, in 1808. Taylor served with the 10th Hussars in the Peninsular and Challis’ roll call records his service at the Battles of Sahagún (21 December 1808) and Benavente (29 December 1808). Taylor was transferred to the staff on 20 June 1811 and made DIH on 25 July 1811. He was put on half-pay before being reinstated for Waterloo. Taylor retired on half-pay in February 1816 and died at Turnham Green on 9 January 1820. His Waterloo medal was sold in 2006.

威廉·泰勒 (William Taylor) 是一名英国陆军外科医生，因其在滑铁卢 (Waterloo) 担任医院副督察 (DIH) 而为詹姆斯·格兰特爵士 (Sir James Grant MD)（1778-1852 年）服务。除了在德鲁的英国陆军医疗服务委任军官的记录中，没有泰勒的传记。泰勒似乎是苏格兰人，并于 1795 年作为一名医院队友首次出名。他于 1797 年作为助理外科医生加入了第 10 皇家龙骑兵队（1806 年开始为骠骑兵）。他在吉尔福德 (1800) 和布莱顿 (1803) 有记载。1803 年 8 月，他被任命为外科医生。1808 年，在苏塞克斯的刘易斯 (Lewes, Sussex) 有记载，进一步提到泰勒是从“军团外科医生”的头衔推断出来的。泰勒在半岛的第 10 骠骑兵团服役，查利斯的点名记录了他在萨哈贡战役（1808 年 12 月 21 日）和贝纳文特战役（1808 年 12 月 29 日）中的服役记录。泰勒于 1811 年 6 月 20 日被调任参谋，并于 1811 年 7 月 25 日获得 DIH。在为滑铁卢复职之前，他只领了半薪。泰勒于 1816 年 2 月以半薪退休，并于 1820 年 1 月 9 日在特纳姆格林去世。他的滑铁卢勋章于 2006 年出售。