Taylor, Albert James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert James |
Surname | Taylor |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert and Jane Rose Edith Taylor, of Popham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JB905 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Popham (St. Catherine) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | South part. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 251 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1385739 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-09-1943 |
End Date | 18-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Both starboard engines failed while flying ay 17000'. Partially abandoned and crashed at Armthorpe, NE of Doncaster |