Taylor, Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric |
Surname | Taylor |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-08-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4133 |
Markings | WS-S Z-Zola |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pelton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Grave 13. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 105 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1076060 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft originally had callsign -Z but was damaged in February 1943. When it returned in April 1943 it was assigned callsign -S since W5011 had in the meantime been assigned -Z. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-08-1943 |
End Date | 07-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (29% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | On its return from a night cross-country exercise the Lancaster crashed and caught fire in the Bardney circuit |