Taylor, William Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Charles |
Surname | Taylor |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Date of Death | 12-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Arthur and Elsie Sarah Taylor, of Christchurch, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | RA526 |
Markings | P4-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tranebjerg Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 105 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1897176 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Squadron Motto | Noctividus (We see by night) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-03-1945 |
End Date | 13-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying- Kattegat |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by JU 88G-1 night-fighter Hauptmann Eduard Schröder of 1./ NJG 3. Crashed into the sea off the Danish Island of Samso. Six crew killed, one prisoner of war |