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John Charles Taylor

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John Glasgow Taylor and May Elizabeth Taylor, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (1999)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Taking off in his Swordfish from Mersa Matruh, he experienced engine failure and crashed 400 metres from the airfield and burned out. His obsersver survived with burns. Orifinally buried at Mersa Matruh, his remains were later moved to El Alamein. [For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol 2, p 84]

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Casualty

Name:
John Charles Taylor
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Grebe, 815 (FAA) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
10 April 1943
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
23
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: 
El Alamein War Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
XXXIII. H. 23.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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