Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Royston Charles Clifford Taylor Died 15 August 1943 PDF Key details Service numberNZ404426 AWMM WWII 404426 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankFlight Lieutenant (Navigator)/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 7 Squadron, RAF AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRoyston Charles Clifford AWMM SurnameTaylor AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ404426 AWMM WWII 404426 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignEurope (Air) AWMM Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ404426 AWMM WWII 404426 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingRCAF, 6 Air Observer School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Base Record Course 1: Class 38. Graduation Date: 8/11/1941. AWMM RCAF, 3 Bombing and Gunnery School, MacDonald, Manitoba Base Record RCAF, 1 Air Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba Base Record Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Awatea AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Killed on air operations AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankFlight Lieutenant (Navigator)/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 7 Squadron, RAF AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Royston Taylor was the son of Arthur George Taylor, and of Ida Florence Taylor, of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.Remembered on the Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death15 August 1943 AWMM Age 28 AWMM France, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeterySassenay Churchyard, Saone-et-Loire, France AWMM Collective grave AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Royston Charles Clifford Taylor by laying a poppy. Roy Thomas Victor Taylor Royston Taylor Royston Charles Clifford Taylor Russell Gilbert Taylor S.P. Taylor Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Royston Charles Clifford Taylor Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMinistry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand History online. Takapuna War Memorial. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/takapuna-war-memorial Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2686082 Sources Used family records. Uncle Roy was my husband's grandmother's brother. Public - Charissa - Direct descendant - 22 April 2020 - family papers DocumentsAir Force news. Wellington, N.Z.: Air Staff, New Zealand Defence Force. AWMM Air Force News Issue 131, November 2011, p. 27-29 AWMM Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM 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. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 22 April 2020CharissaWaimateDirect descendant The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record