Taylor, Peter Donald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter Donald |
Surname | Taylor |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Ernest and Elizabeth Taylor, of Slough, Buckinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM571 |
Markings | JO-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bussus-Bussuel Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | I GIVE UNTO THEM ETERNAL LIFE; AND THEY SHALL NEVER PERISH" ST. JOHN X.28 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 105 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1324017 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-06-1944 |
End Date | 25-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Prouville V1 Site |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Sussus-Bussuel {Somme} |