Taylor, John Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | John Gordon |
Surname | Taylor |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Maurice and Annie Eleanor Mabel Taylor, of Esher, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM366 |
Markings | EM-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. D. 9. |
Epitaph | HE HATH DELIVERED MY SOUL IN PEACE FROM THE BATTLE THAT WAS AGAINST ME (From Psalm 55:18) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 105 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 135702 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 207 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Bottesford during WW2 |
Location | X, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed group of Memorial Stones with adjacent info board |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Spilsby and of 10 Sqn Armourers killed in an accident on 10th April 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Spilsby during WW2 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Waddington between 1 November 1940 and 18th November 1941 |
Location | Harby Rd, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Langar during WW2 |
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque & Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and a memorial to the personnel of 207 Sqn RAF who were killed flying from RAF Langar during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1235/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1235/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-01-1944 |
End Date | 29-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Spilsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Reichenwalde |