Taylor, Mervyn James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Mervyn James |
Surname | Taylor |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Harry and Clara Adelina Taylor, of Point Chevalier, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ312 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 13753. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 251 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404965 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 1655 MTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Tythe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 1655 Mosquito Training Unit of No 8 (PFF) Group which was based at RAF Warboys, 1944 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Although the pilot had over 1000 hours' flying experience, most of this had been gained ion the Pacific theatre and he was therefore unused to adverse weather. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-02-1944 |
End Date | 26-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Returned to base where the crew encountered low cloud. Broke through the cloud and hit the ground at a stalled angle of attack near Stradsett, ENE of Downham Market. |