Those who Served
Able Seaman. Tait . Royal Navy HMS Forfar AB. Tait took part in the boxing match on the 10th of July 1940 onboard HMS Forfar, he fought OS. Conway, the match which consisted of three two minute rounds, was drawn. |
P/O Cecil Ralph Tait . Royal Canadian Air Force air gunner. 419 Sqd. (d.28th Dec 1944) |
Susan Chalmers Tait . Land Army from Glasgow) I served on the Black Isle at Jemimavile Cromarty, working on the land, also in Inverness, and Edinburgh, and back to the Black Isle, some names I remember are, Mary Macpherson, Ella O'Neal, Reena Blair, Eadie Sommerville,and Susan Shields, are you still around would love to know |
Able Seaman Frederick William Tancock . (d.2nd Dec 1940) |
Stephen Tanella . USAAF 367th BS 306 Bomb Group My father, Stephen Tanella, is a veteran of World War 2 and was stationed at Thurleigh Airforce Base with the 306th Bomb Group, 367th BS. He served as a bombardier on the B-17G named the "Rose of York" as it was dedicated by the then Princess Elizabeth. |
Able Sea. James Tanner . Royal Navy HMS Beryl from Blackburn, Lancashire) Jimmy Tanner was my Uncle, one vessel he served in was HMS Beryl (formerly the Lady Adelaide) an armed trawler of 615 tons displacement launched in 1935 and used by the British Navy for anti-submarine training.
HMS Beryl had a top speed of 12 knots and was armed with one 4-inch gun and depth charges.
During WW2 one of Beryl's duties was to escort the stricken tanker SS Ohio of Convoy Pedestal into Grand Harbour Malta whilst under attack from German bombers and threats from a submarine and E boats. Captain of the Beryl, Lt Cdr Sellwood was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and several members of the crew were also decorated. The ship was adopted by the Lincolnshire village of Bourne of which Captn Sellwood was a native and is still remembered by them. My brother always described our uncle as the "rear gunner on a trawler"! After the war the Beryl returned to Fleetwood for use as a trawler and re-assumed her original name, only being scrapped in the 1990's so far as I am aware.
One other incident Jimmy was a spectator to was the sinking of the Hood. he was on a ship nearby and those on deck claimed that they saw an aircraft drop a bomb down the funnel of Hood. That was proved not to be the case and it can only be assumed that the aircraft seen was a German spotter aircraft launched by the Bismark. |
Sgt. Raymond Anthony "Tiny" Tanner . British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps from Streatham, London) My father was delayed from the D Day landings with Appendicitis and join his unit in France later. He travelled through France, then I believe into Germany ending up crossing the Rhine. There were many stories of the the troops finding food which the Germans had buried and hidden in their gardens. On the night of the victory my father was billeted in a house with some other men. They had placed a blanket over the door so that the door could remain open for ease of access. My father was standing outside the door when a very happy soldier celebrated by pushing open the blanket and firing off some rounds. One of which burnt my father's ear. That is what you call a close shave! He was as white as a sheet upon realising how close he had come to killing my father. My father was responsible for keeping all of the rolling stock rolling. He was never more happy than when he had his head under the bonnet. He drove Sir Anthony Eden when stationed in the UK.
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Dorothy May "Dolly" Tanser . Land Army from Hull, Yorkshire) My Mum was in the land army and I remember her telling me about the baby mice that would geting her hair and how she would tuck her pants into her socks to stop the mice running up her legs.
She is my hero.
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Ldg Wren Pamela Annette Tansley . Womens Royal Naval Service HMS Kestrel from Regent's Park, London, England.) (d.7th Jul 1942) |
Sgt. D. Tanuziello . RCAF 101 Sqd. from ) (d.21st Jun 1944) |
Sergeant George W Taplin . RAF 59 Squadron |
K. R. Taplin . Royal Navy HMS Manchester |
Sargent Harry Tapper . US Army My father was Sgt. Harry Tapper, #13007264 US Army.
He was captured in North Africa and taken to Stalag Luft 3, then he went to Stalag 13D. This is all of the information that I have been able to find to date, I would love to know more. |
Sargent Harry Tapper . US Army My father was Sgt. Harry Tapper, #13007264 US Army.
He was captured in North Africa and taken to Stalag Luft 3, then he went to Stalag 13D. This is all of the information that I have been able to find to date, I would love to know more. |
F/O Czeslaw Tarkowski . Royal Air Force 307 Sqd. from Poland) My grandfather, Fl Lt Tarkowski, was a Polish Pilot with 315 and 307 squadrons.
Before he flew with 315 he was an instructor with 58 O.T.U I am looking for any archive material that covers his time there, as I am trying to research his war service.
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Sergeant Charles Francis Tarr . RAF RCAF 432 Squadron (d.14th Jan 1944) My Father, Sgt. Charles Francis Tarr, Service # 1068226, British born, and a member of the RAF. He was assigned to the 432 squadron RCAF, and lost his life on a raid in January 14, 1944. I was born later that year, and obviously have only emotional and brief family stories and no living memory of this great man. I am trying in my senior and retirement years to build a history of his service and death in action.
Frank Tarr
frank@no-rain.com |
William Tarren . Army Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) |
P/O Herbert Chester Tarzwell . Royal Canadian Air Force bomb aimer 419 Sqd. from Grandview, Manitoba, Canada.) (d.29th Dec 1944) |
Sgt. Osgar McGregor Tawse . Australian Army 2/15th Btn. from Atherton, QLD, Australia) Osgar Towse was captured during Benghazi Handicap in Libya during 1941. He was transferred as POW from Camp 19 Italy to Stalag XIIIc between 6 October 1943 and 30 December 1943. He was liberated in April 1945 and disembarked in England 13th April 1945. |
Ord. Seaman A. Taylor . Royal Navy HMS Forfar A.Taylor was one of those who survived teh sinking of HMS Forfar. |
Bernard John Taylor . Royal Navy HMS Manchester from Warminster) |
Flying Officer D W B Taylor . RAF 59 Squadron |
Edward "Ted" Taylor . Army Rifle Brigade My father-in-law, Ted Taylor, survived the Battle of Calais in 1940 and spent the rest of the war as a POW. I am trying to put together his story from when he was deployed on 23rd May 1940 to the time he returned to England in May 1945.
I would love to hear from anyone who can help with this. Ted is now 90 and has just suffered a stroke leaving him unable to communicate clearly. Although we have a summary of his war I would like to write it up in more detail. |
Ernest Lyndon Taylor . HMS Cossack (d.23rd October 1941) My father's brother Ernest Lyndon Taylor died on H.M.S. Cossack 23/10/1941. My father would like to get in contact with anybody who knew him |
Ernest Lyndon Taylor . HMS Cossack (d.23rd October 1941) My father's brother Ernest Lyndon Taylor died on H.M.S. Cossack 23/10/1941. My father would like to get in contact with anybody who knew him |
Evelyn Margaret Frances Taylor . Womens Land Army Timber Corps from Isleworth, London) My Mum, Evelyn Taylor joined the Womens Land Army when she was 18, all I know about that time is that she was billetted in a family house in Bath and worked sometimes in Bath but also in Bristol. She did mention that she was in the Timber Corp group and learnt to drive a tractor and used to chop down trees. When she met my Dad during her time in Bristol, she had a patch over one eye and her arm in a sling, I think she may have fallen from the tractor but not sure as she is no longer around to ask.
I have two photo's of my Mum in her working uniform as well as one of her in a more official uniform. She also mentioned that she had a photograph taken for what she believed to be war time promotional footage but never got to see anything to do with that. I have looked at various websites with different stories from Land Army women but I haven't seen anything mentioned about the Timber Corp in Bath. I would love to hear from anyone who may have known my Mum or been stationed at the same place and get to hear their stories. |
S/L F V Taylor . RCAF 420 Squadron Wellington HE550 PT-G took off on April 14, 1943 at 2112 hours from Middleton St. George on a mission to Stuttgart. Homebound at 12,000 feet the plane was shot down by a Ju88 and crashed at Mesnil-St Laurent (Aisne), 5 km SE of St. Quentein, France. F/O Sydney Brown and P/O J A Simpson are buried in the churchyard at Mesnil-St Laurent. S/L F V Taylor and F/O G C Crowther bailed out and eventually returned to England. Sgt H N McKinnon was taken prisoner and was eventually repatriated. |
Sgt. Francis James Taylor . RAF(VR) flight eng. 103 Sqd. from Bolton, Lancashire) (d.20th Feb 1944) |
Pte. Frederick Noel Taylor . British Army 4th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment from Gorleston-on-Sea) |
Pte. George Frederick Taylor . British Army 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment from Consett) my father seems to have had an interesting time in the Army.Three years later was involved in WW2. He apparently rose to sergeant but he must have blotted his copybook somewhere along the way because he was busted down to Private! Maybe as a result of this he was encouraged to join the Glider Pilot Regiment 2 Wing because I have his soldier's release book stating he was a troooper in the aforesaid Regiment. I would love to know more about how he ended up in a Glider Pilot Regiment and if anyone can enlighten me I would be very grateful. I just wish I had asked him more questions when he was alive because like many soldiers he did not say much about his time in WW2. |
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