LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Geoffrey James TAYLOR
Service No: 409959
Born: Footscray VIC, 17 June 1921
Enlisted in the RAAF: 7 November 1941
Unit: No. 14 Service Flying Training School RCAF
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 14 Service Flying Training School Harvard aircraft), Ontario, 5 February 1943, Aged 21 Years
Buried: Aylmer Cemetery, Ontario
CWGC Additional Information: Son of James Alexander and Alice Blanche Taylor, of West Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Roll of Honour: Footscray VIC
Remembered: Panel 133, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 5 February 1943, a Harvard flown by Leading Aircraftman Taylor crashed at 1300 hours at
Westminster township, near London, Ontario, and he was killed. The aircraft had pulled out of a dive, but the pull out was delayed too long, causing the aircraft to mush into the ground. The aircraft was evidently in a stalled condition at the time of impact, borne out by the fact that the starboard wing was not dragged through the snow but left a perfectly clear imprint. The cause of the accident was considered to be unauthorised low flying.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 409959