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TAYLOR, Robert Macdonald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 417009 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 November 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 31 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Kingswood, South Australia, Australia, 20 June 1921 |
| Home Town: | Rose Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Timor, 19 May 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Northern Territory Memorial, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia. Panel 7. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Wakefield Roll of Honour WW2, Snowtown Memorial Hospital Honour Roll WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Nov 1941: | Involvement Flying Officer, 417009 | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 8 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 8 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 417009 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Beaufighter aircraft A19-45 of Number 31 Squadron was shot down by anti-aircraft fire during an attack on Penfoie Aerodrome, Timor and both crewmen were KIA - commemorated on the Northern Territory Memorial to the Missing located at Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT are:
Sergeant Geoffrey Charles Cobern 5841 - Son of Cyril Walter and Florence Hyacinth Cobern & Husband of Agnes Elizabeth Cobern of Hobart, Tasmania
Flying Officer Robert MacDonald Taylor 417009 - Son of Robert Young Taylor and Bertha Taylor of Rose Park, SA
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