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Stuart Crouch Taylor

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Percival Charles and Florence Catherine Taylor, of Mount Eden, Auckland City.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Biographical Notes:

Took off from HMS Indomitable to attack railway yards at Port Sigli, Northern Sumatra, but suffered engine failure shortly after take- off and ditched the plane. His crew were rescued by HMS Raider. [For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol 1 p 257]

Public Contributions:

Stuart attended Thames High School 1935 to 1938.
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Casualty

Name:
Stuart Crouch Taylor
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Indomitable

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Missing Presumed Killed
Date of Death:
18 September 1944
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Auckland
Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 9.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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