Taylor, Arthur Edwin
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Arthur Edwin |
Surname | Taylor |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert C. E. Taylor and Clara Taylor. Husband of May Taylor, of Boise, Idaho, U.S.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | DV182 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 18. A. 3-7. |
Epitaph | FOR FREEDOM, PEACE AND LOVE HE DIED. MAY HE EVER IN THEE ABIDE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 104 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 156273 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-09-1943 |
End Date | 06-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter killing the pilot and mortally wounding the flight engineer. A fire broke out after which there was no further communication. |