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Albert Edward Taylor

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W/O Albert Taylor in summer uniform while on leave in Penrose prior to leaving for his third tour of operations, March 1945

W/O Albert Taylor, March 1945

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Albert Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Taylor AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Alby Public - Garry David - Child - 28 January 2016 - Family
  • Service number
    NZ392076 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Garry David - Child - 28 January 2016 - Military personnel file

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 July 1920 AWMM Petone, Wellington AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    24 Victoria St Public - Garry David - Child - 28 January 2016 - Birth Certificate.
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    77 Roxburgh St, Wellington Public - Garry David - Child - 28 January 2016 - Military personnel file
  • Post war occupation
    Storeman, Stock Records Clerk, Purchasing Officer Public - Garry David - Child - 28 January 2016 - Family
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr G L Taylor (Father), 15 York St, Moera, Lower Hutt, NZ Public - Garry David - Child - 28 January 2016 - Military personnel file
  • Relationship status
    Single Public - Garry David - Child - 28 January 2016 - Military personnel file

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Pacific - Solomon Islands Public - Garry David - Child - 28 January 2016 - Military personnel file
  • Armed force / branch
    • Air Force AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Air Force Public - Garry David - Child - 28 January 2016 - Military personnel file
  • Service number
    NZ392076 AWMM
  • Military service
    Air Gunner, No. 1 Squadron, Lockheed PV-1 Ventura bomber aircraft. Public - Garry David - Child - 28 January 2016 - Logbook
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    AC2,29/12/39; AC1,1/8/40; LAC,1/2/41;Sgt,26/6/43;F/Sgt26/12/43;W/O,26/12/44 Public - Garry David - Child - 28 January 2016 - Military personnel file

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Junior Warehouseman Public - Garry David - Child - 28 January 2016 - Military personnel file
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Husband of Rona May; Father of Wendy, Garry, Joanne, Noel

      Worked postwar at Aircraft Services, South Auckland Motors and Team McMillan Ford. AWMM
    • Married Rona May Griffiths 23/03/1946 Public - Garry David - Child - 28 January 2016 - Marriage certificate

Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 January 2014 AWMM
    Age 93 AWMM
    Hamilton, Waikato AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Pneumonia Public - Garry David - Child - 28 January 2016 - Death certificate
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 1 February 2014 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 1 February 2014 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
28 January 2016Garry DavidTuakau, Waikato,NZChild

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