Taylor, Leonard Clayton (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1942-May-20

Flight Sergeant Leonard Clayton Taylor RCAF

Birth Date: 1922

Born:

Parents: Son of Alfred and Isabel Taylor, of Moffat, Ontario, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Moffat, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

103 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Noli Me Tangere Touch me not

Base

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

R/75732

Home
Google MapMoffat, Ontario
Target
Google MapSaint-Nazaire France
Final Burial
Google MapWar Cemetery
Coll grave 2 D 6
103 Squadron (Noll Me Tangere). Wellington aircraft Z 1141 missing while engaged on night operations, presumed enemy action. Pilot Officer M.W. Williams, FSs N.C. Watson, Wallace Mitchell, and Flight Lieutenant P.E. Rees (RAF) were also killed. Addendum: Wellington aircraft Z 1141 was shot down in flames while engaged on night operations, a bombing attack against the German U-Boat base at St. Nazaire, France. Sgt. B.W. Harris (RAF) was also killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Wellington Z1141

Flight Sergeant Wallace Mitchell RCAF

Flight Sergeant Mitchell, Wallace (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-May-20
War Cemetery, Escoublac-La-Baule, France

Flight Sergeant Leonard Clayton Taylor RCAF

Flight Sergeant Taylor, Leonard Clayton (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1942-May-20
War Cemetery, Escoublac-La-Baule, France

Flight Sergeant Howard Cameron Watson RCAF

Flight Sergeant Watson, Howard Cameron (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1942-May-20
War Cemetery, Escoublac-La-Baule, France

Pilot Officer Maldwyn Wyn Williams RCAF

Pilot Officer Williams, Maldwyn Wyn (RCAF)
Observer
Killed in Action
1942-May-20
War Cemetery, Escoublac-La-Baule, France