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. |
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. |
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. |
William Tarren . Army Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) |
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) |
Lt Cmdr. Paymstr. H. M. Taylor . Royal Navy HMS Forfar Lt Cmdr Taylor survived the sinking of the Forfar, he was one of the Merchant Navy Officers who had remained with the ship under the T124 agreement when she transferred to the Royal Navy. |
Sgt. H. A. Taylor . RCAF 419 Sqd. from Canada) |
Maurice "Mo" Taylor . Royal Air Force rear gunner 458 Sqd. Mr Taylor is a very long standing family friend, he is now 86 yrs. old, over the years he has told me many things about his wartime years.
He joined the RAF in 1938 and served with various units - 458, 460, 150 and possibly others. Holme on Spalding Moor, Molesworth, Binbrook are bases he remembers in the early part, flying in Wellingtons as a rear gunner. At this point in time he was shot down to which even today he finds hard to come to terms with and at the same time I would not press him to talk about. Beyond this point he served in Ceylon on various sqd's until 1946. I would love to find out more as the tales he tells me never cease to amaze me |
Norma Frances Taylor . Women's Land Army Our mum Norma Taylor" was based at Instow Devon, the stories she told of her times were of a great time that she enjoyed with the rest of the girls even though the war was a stark reminder of why they were working away from home.
She didn’t have a good family life at that time and when she joined the land army it was like a new life. The farming community was a good one for her personally, she loved those times so much. After she passed away we found a diary of her times and it made good reading of the times you girls all had. We have found a list off some of her friends at that time and if you are one of them, I’m thanking you for that and the times you had together
- Lucy Mooney
- Sylvia Ollivant
- Olive Bowyer
- Wyn Fletcher
- Joan Ashby
- Joan Mowat
- Beryl Saines
- Rosemary Buckingham
- Pat Preedy
- Flo Fletcher
- Elenor Smith
- Bridget Thornton
- Beryl Rawlings
- Bett Howson
- Joyce Beer
- Margeret Jarvis
- Eileen Dennings
- Violet Ward
- Joan Marks
- Emily Harris
- Margeret Eden
- Helen Barnes
- Pam Stenning
- Iris Maynard
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Pte. Norman Findlay Taylor . British Army Royal Army Ordnance Corps from Menmuir) My father in law, Norman Taylor died in 1988, after his death we found records of part of his life as a POW in Poland in Stalag 4a. The following is a summary of the facts we have available:
Norman served with the RAOC, he was captured in France on 20th June, and was
sent to Ft Stalag 142 Basancon, France. We have a photo of him outside the Hotel Lorrane on 21st October 1940. We are not sure how or when he was moved to Poland but we think he worked on a farm east of Danzig until 1945 when we have his record of his march from Danzig starting on 18th February 1945 until he was finally liberated by the Americans on the 2nd May at Dummerstuck in Germany.
We have a diary, map and other items he carried with him on the journey along with a list of his comrades and their pow numbers. We would love to find out more, if you can help please get in touch.
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Paul S Taylor . from Ohio, USA) My cousin is doing research and has learned that a relative, Paul S. Taylor, was a POW at Stalag 4B, Muhlberg Sachsen 51-13. We would be very interested in any info that anyone might have. His widow is still alive and his name is now being added to a Veteran's Wall in his hometown. He was from Ohio.
Did POW's receive a ribbon or medal in appreciation for their hardship? If so, I do not believe his widow is in possession of any, and at any possible dedication, it would be nice if she could be presented with it.
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Able Seaman Reginald Charles "Buck" Taylor . Royal Navy HMS Penelope from Chatham, Kent) |
Sam Taylor . Civil Defence Manchester. ARP I am attempting to find out about my uncle Sam Taylor who was in the ARP during WW2. Sam had his legs blown off during a bombing raid in Manchester, he received a Medal but I do not know what medal he received.
Can anyone please help me find out more about my uncle Sam?
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