Taylor, William Albert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William Albert |
Surname | Taylor |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Edward and Edith Clarice Taylor, of Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME298 |
Markings | JO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. F. 22. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 105 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 434523 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
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 27/1922/15 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-02-1945 |
End Date | 03-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Wiesbaden |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft was shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Unteröwisheim, 18 km NE of Karlsruhe. |