Thomas William Taylor
I whānau mai i te 29 Oct 1921 - I mate atu i te 21 Aug 1942
- Nama Hōia
- NZ405529 AWMM
- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Sergeant AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 120 Squadron AWMM
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
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- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- Thomas William AWMM
- Ingoa whānau
- Taylor AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Nama Hōia
- NZ405529 AWMM
- Ira tangata
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Pono
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Mātātuhi
Ngā tuhinga
Te whānautanga
- Whānautanga mai
- 29 Oct 1921 RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)
- Rā i whānau mai ai
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- Wāhi Whānau
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- Tuhinga mō te whānautanga
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- Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga
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- Mahi whai muri i te pakanga
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- Uri kiritahi
- WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs S. J. Taylor, Koromiko, Marlborough AWMM
- Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna
- Single/WWII AWMM
Ngā pakanga me ngā whawhai
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Kauhanga riri
- Europe (Air) AWMM
- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Nama Hōia
- NZ405529 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
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- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
Ngā tohu taumata rau ope taua
- Mētara me ngā Tohu
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Te Whakangungu me te Urunga atu
- Whakangungu ope taua
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 11C. Graduation Date: 4/08/1941. AWMM - British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School, Fingal, Ontario, Canada AWMM
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Te urunga
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- Pakeke i te whakaurunga
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- Mahi i mua i te ekenga waka
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Te maha o ngā ekenga waka
- Taipitopito ekenga waka
- WW2 Vessel was Aorangi AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
Mauhere o te pakanga
- Kia mau ki ngā taipitopito
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- Ngā rā i mauherehia ai
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- Rā i puta ai
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- Ngā kōrero mō te puta i te mauhere pakanga
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- Te rā i whakahokia atu ngā hōia i mauherehia ai
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- Nama motuhake mō te mauhere pakanga
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Whakapapa hauora
- Tuhinga hauora
- Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
Accidental death on active service AWMM
Te tūnga whakamutunga e mōhiotia ana
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Sergeant AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 120 Squadron AWMM - Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- Thomas Taylor was the son of Sidney James Taylor and Evelyn May Taylor, of Koromiko, Marlborough, New Zealand.
Was on an airframe and engine test transisting from Ballykelly to Nutts Corner, in County Antrim. While flying a Liberator GR3 in cloudy weather at about noon struck Linnalary mountain, Goutnacory, County Antrim, killing all 8 on board.
Attended Marlborough College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845616))
279 hours as Wireless Operator/Air Gunner (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)) AWMM - Further Information:
Fg Off Michael Francis Dear (aged 20) and crew died 21st August 1942, whilst flying B-24 Liberator III LV340 OH-X with 120 Squadron.
The aircraft took-off from Ballykelly on an air test and flew into Limnalary Mountain, in bad weather, at Carnlough, County Antrim with the loss of all those on board.
Whilst recorded as an air test most other aircraft in this area had been grounded due to the weather so why was this air test authorized. There is some doubt over this and as to what was the real purpose of the flight.
The crew consisted of Sgt Arnolous Bothma Meyer, Plt Off Albert Benjamin Gomperts, Sgt Charles Humphrey, Sgt Robert Ainslie, Sgt Thomas William Taylor RNZAF (from Marlborough NZ), Sgt Ivan Victor McQuay and Group Captain Harry King Goode DSO DFC AFC.
Group Captain Goode, a 1914-18 fighter ace, had retired from the RAF and was thought to be on board as a civilian in the Air Accident Branch, investigating the loss of a previous aircraft, but this is subject to conjecture based on the comments above.Public - Antonio - Researcher - 26 February 2022 - https://kenfentonswar.com/no-2-sfts-service-flying-training-school-brize-norton-oxfordshire/
- Thomas Taylor was the son of Sidney James Taylor and Evelyn May Taylor, of Koromiko, Marlborough, New Zealand.
Te matenga
- Matenga
- 21 Aug 1942 AWMM
Age 21 AWMM - Rā i mate ai
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- Pakeke i te matenga
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- Wāhi Mate
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- Te momo matenga
- Accidental Death AWMM
- Tuhipoka mō te matenga
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- Urupā
- Tamlaght Finlagan Church of Ireland Churchyard, County Londonderry, Ireland AWMM Plot W Grave 13 AWMM
- Ingoa o te urupā
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- Tohutoro kōhatu urupā
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- Pānui Matenga
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- Ingoa maumaharatanga
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- Tohutoro maumaharatanga
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Maumaharatanga
- Ingoa maumaharatanga
- Marlborough War Memorial, Second World War Panel AWMM
Ngā mātāwai
- Hononga ki waho
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2931619
Sources Used - RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ha - Hy. Archives New Zealand (R17845611)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845616
Sources Used - List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845744
Sources Used
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
- Ngā tuhinga
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
- This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission.
- RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Sm- Ty. Archives New Zealand (R17845616) - Former archives reference: AIR118
- Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
- List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [(New Zealanders Attached to R.A.F. [Royal Air Force]) (Officers), (Europe) - Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
- List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
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