Taney, Alfred William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred William |
Surname | Taney |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Edith Taney. Husband of Annie Taney, of Fishlake. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | AD714 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leeds (Lawnswood) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. X. Grave 202. |
Epitaph | GOD TOOK HIM TO REST THROUGH THE PATHWAY OF DUTY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 104 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1206121 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-11-1942 |
End Date | 07-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stanton Harcourt |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night circuits |
Reason for Loss | Crashed attempting to overshoot |